Cass Fjord is a
fjord
In physical geography, a fjord or fiord () is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Fjords exist on the coasts of Alaska, Antarctica, British Columbia, Chile, Denmark, Förden and East Jutland Fjorde, Germany, ...
in northern
Greenland
Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland i ...
. To the southwest, the fjord opens into the
Kane Basin
Kane Basin ( da, Kane Bassin; french: Bassin (de) Kane) is an Arctic waterway lying between Greenland and Canada's northernmost island, Ellesmere Island. It links Smith Sound to Kennedy Channel and forms part of Nares Strait. It is approximatel ...
of the
Nares Strait
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Geography
The Cass Fjord opens to the SW at the northern end of
Peabody Bay
Peabody Bay ( da, Peabody Bugt) is a large bay in northwestern Greenland. Administratively it is part of Avannaata municipality. Geography
Peabody Bay is located on the eastern side of the Kane Basin off the western end of the Humboldt Glacier.
Ca ...
, north of
Cape Clay.
Cass Fjord forms
Washington Land
Washington Land is a peninsula in northwestern Greenland. It is a part of the Avannaata municipality.
Washington Land was explored in the 19th century. Traditionally it was one of the hunting grounds of the Inuit, but there are archaeological rem ...
's southeastern coastline and the facing shore is part of
Daugaard-Jensen Land.
GoogleEarth
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The Washington Land shore is fringed by high cliffs, known as ''Poulsens Klint''.
[''Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute,'' p. 92]
See also
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List of fjords of Greenland
This is a list of the most important fjords of Greenland:In Northern Greenland, a large area made up entirely of fjords; therefore Peary Land above not a fjord but a fjord area.In Northeastern Greenland, a large area made up entirely of fjo ...
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Cass Fjord Formation
References
External links
Stratigraphy of the Cass Fjord Formation (Middle and Upper Cambrian), North Greenland
Fjords of Greenland
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