Taking its source in the tidewater glaciers draining the Maniitsoq ice cap, the fjord flows in a deep canyon through a mountainous, uninhabited region, emptying into Davis Strait near the settlement of Kangaamiut.

[3] After the confluence the fjord heads to the southwest, bounded from both sides by mountain cliffs exceeding 2,000 metres (6,600 ft).

[4] The canyon of the fjord turns 90 degrees to the northwest at 65°52′30″N 52°19′30″W / 65.87500°N 52.32500°W / 65.87500; -52.32500, and then again southwestward, at the confluence with small icefjords flowing from glaciers draining Maniitsoq ice cap at 65°56′30″N 52°39′00″W / 65.94167°N 52.65000°W / 65.94167; -52.65000.

Kangaamiut is the only settlement in the vicinity, located on a small island at the northern end of the fjord mouth.

[9][10] A hydroelectric power plant at the source of the Majorqaq river would yield an estimated energy output of 1,000 GWh per year.