This fjord was referred to as "Auarket" by Lieutenant Wilhelm August Graah in 1829 during his East Coast expedition.

[3] Avaqqat Kangerluat extends in a roughly ESE/WNW direction for about 45 km between Anorituup Kangerlua to the north and Igutsaat Fjord to the south.

[4] The fjord becomes wide in its middle part and has large active glacier at its head and on its sides.

Uummannaarsuk is a 239-metre-high (784 ft) island located about 4 km from Avaqqat, the point on the northern side of the fjord's mouth.

[5] The Avaqqat Paleo-Eskimo archaeological site is located at the entrance of the fjord on its northern side.