[3] The fjord is named after Godske Lindenov (d. 1612), admiral of the Danish Navy noted for his role in King Christian IV's expeditions to Greenland.

Following sovereignty claims by Norway under the official name Fridtjof Nansen Land on the southeast coast of Greenland between 60°30'N and 63°40'N in the same year, another expedition was sent by the Norwegian government led by Gunnar Horn.

The station was moved to a better location further north to Nanuuseq Fjord and was named Torgilsbu,[4] after Torgils Orrabeinfostre, a legendary Norseman who was shipwrecked in 1001 in the inhospitable Southeastern Greenland coast and spent four years trying to reach the Western Settlement.

[6] Ole Mortensen gave assistance and hospitality to Gino Watkins and his two companions, Percy Lemon and Augustine Courtauld, during their open boat journey of 600 nautical miles (1,111 km) around the King Frederick VI Coast in 1931.

The massive Tiningnertok (Apostelen Tommelfinger), a 2,291.48 m (7,518.0 ft) ultra-prominent peak, rises steeply at 60°35′54″N 43°49′13″W / 60.59833°N 43.82028°W / 60.59833; -43.82028[10] from the shore east of small Tininnertooq Bay on the northern side of the middle section of the Lindenow Fjord, west of the mouth of the Nørrearm.