Geologfjord
| Geologfjord | |
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 View of Geologfjord. | |
  Geologfjord Location within Greenland | |
| Location | NE Greenland |
| Coordinates | 73°45′N 24°15′W / 73.750°N 24.250°W |
| Ocean/sea sources | Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord Greenland Sea |
| Basin countries | Greenland |
| Max. length | 80 kilometres (50 mi) |
| Max. width | 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) |
| Settlements | 0 |
Geologfjord is a fjord in King Christian X Land, East Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the Northeast Greenland National Park.
History
The fjord was named in 1899 by Swedish Arctic explorer and geologist A.G. Nathorst during the expedition he led to Greenland in search of survivors of S. A. Andrée's Arctic balloon expedition of 1897. The name was chosen owing to the spectacularly colored strata and rock formations in the shores of the fjord.[1]
Geography
The Geologfjord is part of the Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord complex.[2] It is a narrow and winding fjord located between mountains rising up to 2,100 metres (6,900 ft) on both sides, with cliffs displaying beautifully colored strata. It runs roughly in a NW /SE direction with Andrée Land to the west and Strindberg Land to the east. The Nunatak Glacier has its terminus at its head.[2] The smaller Endeløs and Dukke Glacier flow into the fjord from the west.[1]
Bjorne Island, a rocky islet, rises close to the mouth of the fjord, north of Cape Weber, the easternmost end of Andrée Land.[3] To the south the fjord opens into the northern shore of the Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord and Cape Ovibos is the headland at the eastern side of the entrance.[2]
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See also
Bibliography
- Spencer Apollonio, Lands That Hold One Spellbound: A Story of East Greenland, 2008
References
- ^ a b "Catalogue of place names in northern East Greenland". Geological Survey of Denmark. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ a b c Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 120
- ^ "Geologfjord". Mapcarta. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
External links
Media related to Geologfjord at Wikimedia Commons- Den grønlandske Lods - Sejladsanvisninger Østgrønland
- Glacitectonic deformations in East Greenland
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