De Dodes Fjord (Danish: De Dødes Fjord, meaning "The Fjord of the Dead") is a fjord in northwestern Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the Avannaata municipality.

De Dodes Fjord
De Dødes Fjord
De Dodes Fjord is located in Greenland
De Dodes Fjord
De Dodes Fjord
Location in Greenland
LocationArctic
Coordinates76°7′N 66°46′W / 76.117°N 66.767°W / 76.117; -66.767
Ocean/sea sourcesMelville Bay
Basin countriesGreenland
Max. length28 km (17 mi)
Max. width7.5 km (4.7 mi)

Geography edit

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 30 km (19 mi) and has a few small coves or recesses along its shore. Salve Island is located to the east of its mouth.[1] Sidebriksfjord is located next to it to the east, separated from it by a promontory.[2] The fjord is bordered on both sides by glaciated plateaux.

 
Map of Northwestern Greenland

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "De Dødes Fjord". Mapcarta. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  2. ^ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 84

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