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Vestfjord (Scoresby Sound)
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. Geography This tributary fjord extends between high mountains for about 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 the fjord. They flow into the head of the Vestfjord at the fjord's western end and a nunatak reaching a height of rises between the two glaciers. Geologically this fjord is part of the Vestfjord-Hinksland gneiss and schist zone crystalline complex.''The Mineral Occurrences of Central East Greenland'' See also *List of fjords of Greenland This is a list of the most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenland
Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland is the world's largest island. It is one of three constituent countries that form the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark and the Faroe Islands; the citizens of these countries are all citizens of Denmark and the European Union. Greenland's capital is Nuuk. Though a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe (specifically Norway and Denmark, the colonial powers) for more than a millennium, beginning in 986.The Fate of Greenland's Vikings , by Dale Mackenzie Brown, ''Archaeological Institute of America'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vestfjord Glacier
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. Geography This tributary fjord extends between high mountains for about 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 the fjord. They flow into the head of the Vestfjord at the fjord's western end and a nunatak reaching a height of rises between the two glaciers. Geologically this fjord is part of the Vestfjord-Hinksland gneiss and schist zone crystalline complex.''The Mineral Occurrences of Central East Greenland'' See also *List of fjords of Greenland This is a list of the most i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fjords Of Greenland
In physical geography, a fjord or fiord () is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Fjords exist on the coasts of Alaska, Antarctica, British Columbia, Chile, Denmark, Germany, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Ireland, Kamchatka, the Kerguelen Islands, Labrador, Newfoundland, New Zealand, Norway, Novaya Zemlya, Nunavut, Quebec, the Patagonia region of Argentina and Chile, Russia, South Georgia Island, Tasmania, United Kingdom, and Washington state. Norway's coastline is estimated to be long with its nearly 1,200 fjords, but only long excluding the fjords. Formation A true fjord is formed when a glacier cuts a U-shaped valley by ice segregation and abrasion of the surrounding bedrock. According to the standard model, glaciers formed in pre-glacial valleys with a gently sloping valley floor. The work of the glacier then left an overdeepened U-shaped valley that ends abruptly at a valley or trough end. Such valleys are fjords whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Fjords Of Greenland
This is a list of the most important fjords of Greenland:In Northern Greenland, a large area made up entirely of fjords; therefore Peary Land above not a fjord but a fjord area.In Northeastern Greenland, a large area made up entirely of fjords; therefore is the Scoresby Sund above not a fjord but a fjord area. Fjords * Alanngorsuaq Fjord * Aleqatsiaq Fjord * Alluitsup Kangerlua (Lichtenau Fjord) * Ameralik Fjord * Amerloq Fjord * Ammassalik Fjord * Ananap Kangertiva Kiateq * Anaanap Kangertiva Oqqorseq (Depot Fjord) * Anorituup Kangerlua **Kangikitsua * Attertia * Ardencaple Fjord ** Bredefjord ** Smallefjord * Arfersiorfik Fjord * Avaqqat Kangerluat **Puiattoq **Qassialik * Bernstorff Fjord * Bessel Fjord * Bessel Fjord, NW Greenland * Bowdoin Fjord * Carlsberg Fjord (Kangerterajitta Itterterilaa) * Cass Fjord * Danmark Fjord * De Dodes Fjord * Deichmann Fjord * Dijmphna Sound ** Hekla Sound * Eqalugaarsuit Fjord * Fleming Fjord * Foulk Fjord * Frederick E. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operational Navigation Chart C-1, 1st Edition
An operational definition specifies concrete, replicable procedures designed to represent a construct. In the words of American psychologist S.S. Stevens (1935), "An operation is the performance which we execute in order to make known a concept." For example, an operational definition of "fear" (the construct) often includes measurable physiologic responses that occur in response to a perceived threat. Thus, "fear" might be operationally defined as specified changes in heart rate, galvanic skin response, pupil dilation, and blood pressure. Overview An operational definition is designed to model or represent a concept or theoretical definition, also known as a construct. Scientists should describe the operations (procedures, actions, or processes) that define the concept with enough specificity such that other investigators can replicate their research. Operational definitions are also used to define system states in terms of a specific, publicly accessible process of preparation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scoresby
Scoresby may refer to: People * William Scoresby (1789–1857), British Arctic explorer, scientist and clergyman * William F. Scoresby (1840–1884), New York politician * William Scoresby Routledge (1859–1939), British ethnographer, anthropologist and adventurer Places * Scoresby (crater), Lunar crater * Scoresby Bay, Nunavut, Canada * Scoresby Hills, Nunavut, Canada * Scoresby Point, South Georgia * Scoresby Sound, a fjord in the Eastern coast of Greenland * Scoresby, Victoria, Australia ** former Electoral district of Scoresby * William Scoresby Archipelago, Antarctica * William Scoresby Bay, Antarctica Ships * RRS ''William Scoresby'', early 20th century British research vessel * SS ''Scoresby'' (1923–1940), British steam merchant ship In fiction * Lee Scoresby This is a list of characters from the two Philip Pullman trilogies, ''His Dark Materials'' and ''The Book of Dust''. Introduced in ''Northern Lights'' Lyra Belacqua Lyra Belacqua, later known as Lyra Silve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crystallinity
Crystallinity refers to the degree of structural order in a solid. In a crystal, the atoms or molecules are arranged in a regular, periodic manner. The degree of crystallinity has a big influence on hardness, density, Transparency and translucency, transparency and diffusion. In an ideal gas, the relative positions of the atoms or molecules are completely random. Amorphous materials, such as liquids and glasses, represent an intermediate case, having order over short distances (a few atomic or molecular spacings) but not over longer distances. Many materials, such as glass-ceramics and some polymers, can be prepared in such a way as to produce a mixture of crystalline and Amorphous solid, amorphous regions. In such cases, crystallinity is usually specified as a percentage of the volume of the material that is crystalline. Even within materials that are completely crystalline, however, the degree of structural perfection can vary. For instance, most metallic alloys are crystalline ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schist
Schist ( ) is a medium-grained metamorphic rock showing pronounced schistosity. This means that the rock is composed of mineral grains easily seen with a low-power hand lens, oriented in such a way that the rock is easily split into thin flakes or plates. This texture (geology), texture reflects a high content of platy minerals, such as micas, talc, chlorite group, chlorite, or graphite. These are often interleaved with more granular minerals, such as feldspar or quartz. Schist typically forms during regional metamorphism accompanying the process of mountain building (orogeny) and usually reflects a medium Metamorphism#Metamorphic grades, grade of metamorphism. Schist can form from many different kinds of rocks, including sedimentary rocks such as mudstones and igneous rocks such as tuffs. Schist metamorphosed from mudstone is particularly common and is often very rich in mica (a ''mica schist''). Where the type of the original rock (the protolith) is discernible, the schist is us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gneiss
Gneiss ( ) is a common and widely distributed type of metamorphic rock. It is formed by high-temperature and high-pressure metamorphic processes acting on formations composed of igneous or sedimentary rocks. Gneiss forms at higher temperatures and pressures than schist. Gneiss nearly always shows a banded texture characterized by alternating darker and lighter colored bands and without a distinct cleavage. Gneisses are common in the ancient crust of continental shields. Some of the oldest rocks on Earth are gneisses, such as the Acasta Gneiss. Description Orthogneiss from the Czech Republic In traditional English and North American usage, a gneiss is a coarse-grained metamorphic rock showing compositional banding (gneissic banding) but poorly developed schistosity and indistinct cleavage. In other words, it is a metamorphic rock composed of mineral grains easily seen with the unaided eye, which form obvious compositional layers, but which has only a weak tendency to fracture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hinksland
Hinksland ( da, Hinksland) is a peninsula in eastern Greenland. It is a part of the Northeast Greenland National Park. The peninsula is named after Arthur R. Hinks, Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society, 1915–45. Geography Hinksland is limited to the northwest by the Daugaard-Jensen Glacier, beyond which lies Charcot Land, to the northeast by the Nordvestfjord of the Scoresby Sound and to the south by the Flyver Fjord. To the southwest the peninsula is attached to the mainland. The Renland peninsula lies to the southeast, beyond Th. Sørensen Land and Nathorst Land to the north, across the Nordvestfjord. The highest point of the peninsula is a mountain located in the southern part rising above the Flyver Fjord. Geologically Hinksland is part of the Vestfjord-Hinksland gneiss and schist zone crystalline complex.Harold Williams ed. ''Geology of the Appalachian—Caledonian Orogen in Canada and Greenland'', p. 898 Hinksland is at the southern limit of the eastern coasta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nunatak
A nunatak (from Inuit ''nunataq'') is the summit or ridge of a mountain that protrudes from an ice field or glacier that otherwise covers most of the mountain or ridge. They are also called glacial islands. Examples are natural pyramidal peaks. When rounded by glacial action, smaller rock promontories may be referred to as rognons. The word is of Greenlandic origin and has been used in English since the 1870s. Description The term is typically used in areas where a permanent ice sheet is present and the nunataks protrude above the sheet.J. J. Zeeberg, ''Climate and Glacial History of the Novaya Zemlya Archipelago, Russian Arctic''. pp. 82–84 Nunataks present readily identifiable landmark reference points in glaciers or ice caps and are often named. While some nunataks are isolated, sometimes they form dense clusters, such as Queen Louise Land in Greenland. Nunataks are generally angular and jagged, which hampers the formation of glacial ice on their tops, although snow can a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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