The fjord is limited by Gertrud Rask Land on its western side.

[2] It stretches in a roughly south–north direction for about 12 km (7.5 mi) with its mouth opening to the Lincoln sea.

[3] Cape Hans Egede is the headland on the western side of the mouth of Sands Fjord.

The fjord is flanked by mountains on both sides, reaching a height of 800 m (2,600 ft).

[4] Helvetia Tinde, the highest mountain of the Roosevelt Range, rises about 15 km (9.3 mi) SSW of the head of the fjord.