Vestfjord , meaning "West Fjord" in the Danish language , is a fjord in King Christian X Land , eastern Greenland . This fjord is part of the Scoresby Sound system in the area of Sermersooq municipality.
4-689: This tributary fjord extends between high mountains for about 50 km (31 mi) in a west–east direction until its mouth in the confluence of the Rode Fjord (Røde Fjord) and the Fonfjord (Fønfjord) opposite the western end of Milne Land . Two large glacier branches have their terminus in the Vestfjord, the Døde Bræ from the northwest and the Vestfjord Glacier from the southwest —the latter aligned with
8-596: Is a fjord in King Christian X Land , eastern Greenland . The Rode Fjord is part of the Scoresby Sound complex in the area of Sermersooq municipality. The 5 km (3.1 mi) to 11 km (6.8 mi) 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
12-712: 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 . From the confluence of the Ofjord, the Hare Fjord runs in a westerly direction and the Rype Fjord branches to the northwest while the wider Rode Fiord branches to the southwest off
16-594: The fjord. They flow into the head of the Vestfjord at the fjord's western end and a nunatak reaching a height of 2,468 m (8,097 ft) rises between the two glaciers. Geologically this fjord is part of the Vestfjord- Hinksland gneiss and schist zone crystalline complex . This article about a fjord in Greenland is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Rode Fjord Rode Fjord ( Danish : Røde Fjord , meaning 'Red Fjord')
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