It was chosen as a wintering harbor in 1891/2 during the exploration of the Scoresby Sund fjord system.

[1] Numerous remains of Inuit habitations were found on the island by the East Greenland Expedition, indicating that the Scoresby Sound area had been inhabited in relatively recent times.

[2] The Greenlandic name Ujuaakajiip Nunaa was registered in 1955 by the Danish Geodætisk Institut.

[3] Danmark Island lies at the eastern end of Fon Fjord by its mouth.

Ten kilometers before the mouth, the fjord has a branch in the northeastern shore named Rensund that separates Danmark Island from Milne Land to the north.