This fjord was first noted by British explorer William Scoresby (1789 – 1857), who assumed that it connected with Hurry Inlet to the south.

[2] Carlsberg Fjord marked the southern border of Erik the Red's Land in 1932–1933.

[3] The Greenlandic name Kangerterajitta Itterterilaq was recorded in 1955 by the Geodætisk Institut, referring to the relative positions of the fjord and Hurry Inlet to the south.

[1] It extends roughly southwards for about 42 km (26 mi) and it is fairly broad and deep, narrowing close to its head.

[4] Instead of a glacier at the fjord's head there is the Klitdal, a long valley continuing southwards.