▁Un like ▁the ▁j ag ged ▁and ▁forb idd ing ▁appearance ▁of ▁most ▁f j ord ▁systems ▁in ▁East ▁Green land , ▁the ▁Um iv ik ▁area ▁has ▁a ▁relatively ▁gentle ▁shape . ▁Here ▁the ▁massive ▁Green land ▁ice ▁sheet ▁comes ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁shore ▁in ▁smooth , ▁even ▁und ulations ▁and ▁the ▁landscape ▁looks ▁un bro ken , ▁with ▁only ▁few ▁g lim ps es ▁of ▁bare ▁rock . ▁O wing ▁to ▁this ▁smooth ness , ▁Um iv ik ▁Bay ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁launch ing ▁point ▁for ▁west ward ▁over land ▁cross ings , ▁including ▁the ▁pione ering ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁Green land ▁vent ure ▁by ▁Frid t j of ▁N ansen . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Um iv ik ▁Bay ▁is ▁located ▁between ▁the ▁Frid t j of ▁N ansen ▁Pen ins ula ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁the ▁Od in land ▁Pen ins ula ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁It ▁includes ▁a ▁sound ▁and ▁a ▁f j ord ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁few ▁large ▁islands , ▁the ▁largest ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁U per n att iv ik ▁( U per n ars u ak ) ▁lying ▁square ly ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁inner ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁bay . ▁Other ▁significant ▁islands ▁in ▁the ▁bay ▁are ▁T ref l od igh eden , ▁Ter ne ▁Island ▁and ▁Tre ▁L over ▁in ▁the ▁inner ▁bay , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁P iki it si ▁further ▁east ▁off ▁the ▁shore . ▁The ▁inn erm ost ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁bay , ▁by ▁the ▁termin us ▁of ▁the