| Alanngorsuaq Fjord | |
| Other Name: | Coppermine Bay |
| Pushpin Map: | Greenland |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Greenland |
| Location: | Arctic |
| Coords: | 60.9167°N -63°W |
| Oceans: | Labrador Sea |
| Countries: | Greenland |
Alanngorsuaq Fjord, also known as Coppermine Bay (Danish: Kobberminebugt), is a fjord in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland. At the mouth of the fjord the coastline of southwestern Greenland turns to the east towards Qaqortoq.
Alanngorsuaq Fjord opens towards the west a few miles north of Cape Desolation. The Inner Kitsissut islands lie on the southern side of the mouth of the bay.[1]
The fjord is 401NaN1 long,[2] with an east-north-east − west-south-west orientation, opening into the Labrador Sea. There are several oblong, uninhabited islands in the inner part of the fjord, its mouth widening into a 171NaN1 bay at the confluence with the Labrador Sea[3] at approximately 60.8917°N -48.325°W.
The shores of the fjord are uninhabited. Arsuk is the closest settlement, located just beyond the border with the Sermersooq municipality, approximately 301NaN1 to the north of the fjord mouth.
The fjord marked the southern limit of the former Frederikshåb District, now Paamiut.[4] It was named 'Coppermine Bay' after a pioneer mining operation in Southwestern Greenland at the beginning of the 20th century.[5]
