De Dodes Fjord (, meaning "The Fjord of the Dead") is a
fjord
In physical geography, a fjord (also spelled fiord in New Zealand English; ) is a long, narrow sea inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Fjords exist on the coasts of Antarctica, the Arctic, and surrounding landmasses of the n ...
in northwestern
Greenland
Greenland is an autonomous territory in the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. It is by far the largest geographically of three constituent parts of the kingdom; the other two are metropolitan Denmark and the Faroe Islands. Citizens of Greenlan ...
. Administratively it belongs to the
Avannaata
Avannaata (, ) is a municipality of Greenland created on 1 January 2018 from the bulk of the former Qaasuitsup municipality. It encompasses an area of 522,700 km2 and has 10,726 inhabitants.
Geography
In the south, Avannaata is flanked ...
municipality.
Geography
De Dodes Fjord opens to the south, east of the
Crimson Cliffs in the
Cape York area, close to the cape itself. It runs roughly in a NW/SE direction for less than and has a few small coves or recesses along its shore.
Salve Island is located to the east of its mouth.
is located next to it to the east, separated from it by a promontory.
[''Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute,'' p. 84] The fjord is bordered on both sides by
glaciated
A glacier (; or ) is a persistent body of dense ice, a form of rock, that is constantly moving downhill under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. It acquires d ...
plateaux.
See also
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List of fjords of Greenland
This is a list of the most important fjords of Greenland:In Greenland, Northern Greenland, a large area made up entirely of fjords; therefore Peary Land above not a fjord but a fjord area.In Greenland, Northeastern Greenland, a large area made ...
References
External links
Collecting Samples at De Dodes Fjord
Fjords of Greenland
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