Harder Fjord ( da, Harders Fjord) is a

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, far northern

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/ref> The Harder Ford Fault Zone (HFFZ) is a geological structural feature in North Greenland named after the fjord.Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin 179
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Harder Fjord is the innermost branch of the Weyprecht Fjord system.Geographical Items on North Greenland - Encyclopedia Arctica 14
/ref> Its southern shore forms the northern limit of

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. To the north lies the southern end of

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and

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. The fjord is roughly oriented in an east / west direction and is over in length.

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is the headland to the south of the mouth of the fjord, in the inner Wild Sound area.''Sailing Directions for the East Coast of Greenland''.

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, p. 267 The Dreng Glacier ''(Dreng Brae)'' has its

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at the head of the fjord, deep inside the mainland of the Peary Land peninsula.

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Polyphase deformation at the Harder Fjord Fault Zone (North Greenland)An occurrence of Tertiary shales from the Harder Fjord Fault, North Greenland fold belt, Peary Land
Fjords of Greenland Peary Land {{Greenland-fjord-stub

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