Nordvestfjord
| Nordvestfjord | |
|---|---|
| Kangertertivarmît Kangertivat (Greenlandic) | |
View of the Daugaard-Jensen Glacier calving area at the head of the fjord. | |
| Location | Arctic |
| Coordinates | 71°40′N 27°17′W / 71.667°N 27.283°W |
| Ocean/sea sources | Scoresby Sound Greenland Sea |
| Basin countries | Greenland |
| Max. length | 150 km (93 mi) |
| Max. width | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
| Average depth | 1,500 m (4,900 ft) |
Nordvestfjord, meaning 'Northwest Fjord', (Greenlandic: Kangertertivarmît Kangertivat) is a fjord in King Christian X Land, eastern Greenland.
Administratively most of its length lies in the Northeast Greenland National Park area, at the border of Sermersooq municipality. This fjord is part of the Scoresby Sound system. The distance from the head of Nordvestfjord across Hall Bredning to the mouth of Scoresby Sound is 313 km (194 mi), which makes this continuous stretch of water the longest fjord in the world.