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6-398: This fjord was named by Wilhelm August Graah after David Danell , a Dutchman who made three expeditions to Greenland in 1652-54 sent by King Frederick III of Denmark . Iluileq Fjord extends in a roughly east–west direction for about 55 km between Kangerluluk to the north and Paatusoq to the south, the latter being much closer and running parallel to it. To the east the fjord opens into

12-417: Is a massive mountain reaching a height of 1,877 m (6,158 ft). This Greenland location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Wilhelm August Graah Wilhelm August Graah (1793–1863) was a Danish naval officer and Arctic explorer . Graah had mapped areas of West Greenland when he, in 1828–30, was sent by King Frederick VI of Denmark on an expedition to

18-586: Is the sound separating Iluileq island from the mainland, as well as two branches with glaciers reaching down to the waterline. There are mountains on both sides of the fjord rising steeply from the shore to heights of about 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in the inner section of the fjord. To the north of the fjord rise the Graah Mountains (Graah Fjelde) and close to the head of the fjord, at 61°0′55″N 43°37′53″W  /  61.01528°N 43.63139°W  / 61.01528; -43.63139 , there

24-504: The North Atlantic Ocean where the large Iluileq island lies on the northern side of its mouth rising to a height of 829 m (2,720 ft). The fjord has a large active glacier at its head and its inner section is almost always encumbered with ice floes. Iluileq has two short branches on its southern coast, about 2 km and 6 km from the fjord's mouth respectively. The first is very narrow. On its northern coast there

30-493: The settlements on the west coast of Greenland in 1830. Two naturalists participated - the geologist Christian Pingel and the botanist Jens Vahl . Graah published an account of the exploration. Graah named the southeastern coast of Greenland King Frederick VI Coast and mapped about 550 km of formerly uncharted territory. Although he had been asked to reach 69°, Graah fell short of his goal of going further north owing to innumerable hardships. He made numerous contacts with

36-511: The unmapped eastern coast with the purpose to search for the lost Eastern Norse Settlement . The expedition set out from Copenhagen in the brig Hvalfisken , but - once arrived in Greenland - used umiaks able to navigate in the waters between the coast and the sea ice of southeastern Greenland. In 1829, the expedition reached Dannebrog Island (65° 18' N), where it was stopped by ice. They wintered at Nugarlik (63° 22' N) and returned to

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