Rode Fjord (, meaning 'Red Fjord') is a
fjord
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in
King Christian X Land, eastern
Greenland
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.
The Rode Fjord is part of the
Scoresby Sound
Scoresby Sound (Danish: ''Scoresby Sund'', Greenlandic language, Greenlandic: ''Kangertittivaq'') is a large fjord system of the Greenland Sea on the eastern coast of Greenland. It has a tree-like structure, with a main body approximately complex
[''Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute'', p. 115] in the area of
Sermersooq
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municipality.
Geography
The to wide Rode Fjord is located in the inner Scoresby Sound. At its southern end the fjord is a northerly continuation of the
Fonfjord. On the western shore, near the confluence, the
Rolige Brae glacier flows into the fjord and a little further south the
Vestfjord branches off to the west. There is a small island in the area named Rode Island ''(Røde Ø)''.
At the northern end the Rode Fjord is a southern offshoot of the
Ofjord
Ofjord (; , meaning 'Island Fjord') is a fjord in King Christian X Land, eastern Greenland.
This fjord is part of the Scoresby Sound system.''Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute'', p. 115 Administratively it lies in the ...
. From the confluence of the Ofjord, the
Hare Fjord
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runs in a westerly direction and the
Rype Fjord branches to the northwest while the wider Rode Fiord branches to the southwest off the western shore of
Storo Island for about . This fjord separates the larger island of
Milne Land from the mainland coast in the west. The
Snesund is a shorter fjord branching off in a northeasterly direction about halfway through the Rode Fjord separating Storo and
Sorte Island from Milne Land.
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
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Holocene glacimarine sedimentation, inner Scoresby Sund
Fjords of Greenland
Scoresby Sound
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