Vestfjord
This article is about the fjord in Greenland. For other meanings, see Vestfjorden.
| Vestfjord | |
|---|---|
  Location | |
| Location | Arctic |
| Coordinates | 70°30′N 28°45′W / 70.500°N 28.750°WCoordinates: 70°30′N 28°45′W / 70.500°N 28.750°W |
| Ocean/sea sources |
Scoresby Sound Greenland Sea |
| Basin countries | Greenland |
| Max. length | 50 km |
| Max. width | 6.4 km |
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[1] in the area of Sermersooq municipality.
Geography
Two large glacier branches 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. 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.[2]
Geologically this fjord is part of the Vestfjord-Hinksland gneiss and schist zone crystalline complex.[3][4]
 Map of NE Greenland and Iceland. |
See also
References
- ↑ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 115
- ↑ "Vestfjord". Mapcarta. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ↑ Harold Williams ed. Geology of the Appalachian—Caledonian Orogen in Canada and Greenland, p. 898
- ↑ The Mineral Occurrences of Central East Greenland
External links
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