He named it in honour of British scientist Thomas Young (1773– 1829), secretary of the Board of Longitude.

Later, during the 1929–1930 Expedition to East Greenland, Lauge Koch reinstated the name "Young Sund" for the outer section of the water body.

[1] Just north of Daneborg there was a Danish hunting station named Sandodden which is now abandoned.

[1] Young Sound opens in the northern side of the mouth area of Gael Hamke Bay, north of Cape Breusing.

Basalt Island, also known as "Klippe", is a small island in the middle of Young Sound, about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) NW of its entrance.Sandøen, a small sandy islet with a walrus colony, is located in the mouth area.