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Rode Fjord ( da, Røde Fjord, meaning 'Red Fjord') is a
fjord 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, Ice ...
in
King Christian X Land King Christian X Land ( da, Kong Christian X Land) is an area of northeastern Greenland. History This area was named after King Christian X of Denmark and Iceland (1870 – 1947), who rose to the throne in 1912. At the time of the Three-year E ...
, eastern
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 t ...
. The Rode Fjord is part of the
Scoresby Sound Scoresby Sound (Danish: ''Scoresby Sund'', Greenlandic: ''Kangertittivaq'') is a large fjord system of the Greenland Sea on the eastern coast of Greenland. It has a tree-like structure, with a main body approximately Sermersooq Sermersooq (, da, sted med meget is, lit=place of much ice) is a municipality in Greenland, formed on 1 January 2009 from five earlier, smaller municipalities. Its administrative seat is the city of Nuuk (formerly called Godthåb), the capital ...
municipality.


Geography

The to wide Rode Fjord is located in the inner Scoresby Sound. At its southern end the fjord is a northerly continuation of the
Fonfjord Fonfjord ( kl, Ujuaakajiip Kangertiva; da, Fønfjord, meaning 'Foehn Fjord') is a fjord in King Christian X Land, eastern Greenland. This fjord is part of the Scoresby Sound system.''Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute' ...
. On the western shore, near the confluence, the Rolige Brae glacier flows into the fjord and a little further south the
Vestfjord 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 ...
branches off to the west. There is a small island in the area named Rode Island ''(Røde Ø)''. At the northern end the Rode Fjord is a southern offshoot of the
Ofjord Ofjord ( kl, Ikaasakajik; da, Øfjord, meaning 'Island Fjord') is a fjord in King Christian X Land, eastern Greenland. This fjord is part of the Scoresby Sound system.''Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute'', p. 115 Admin ...
. From the confluence of the Ofjord, the
Hare Fjord Hares and jackrabbits are mammals belonging to the genus ''Lepus''. They are herbivores, and live solitarily or in pairs. They nest in slight depressions called forms, and their young are able to fend for themselves shortly after birth. The gen ...
runs in a westerly direction and the
Rype Fjord Rype Fjord ( kl, Aqissip Kangertiva; da, Rypefjord, meaning 'Grouse Fjord') 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 The to wide ...
branches to the northwest while the wider Rode Fiord branches to the southwest off the western shore of
Storo Island Storo ( da, Storø, meaning 'Big island') is an uninhabited island in the Scoresby Sound fjord, Sermersooq Municipality, eastern Greenland. Geography Roughly triangular in shape, Storo lies to the SW of Renland and is separated by the Snesund f ...
for about . This fjord separates the larger island of
Milne Land Milne Land or Milneland is a large island in eastern Greenland. It is the third largest island of Greenland, after the main island of Greenland and Disko Island. It is named after British admiral David Milne. This island is popular among climber ...
from the mainland coast in the west. The Snesund is a shorter fjord branching off in a northeasterly direction about halfway through the Rode Fjord separating Storo and Sorte Island from Milne Land.


See also

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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 fjor ...


References


External links

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Holocene glacimarine sedimentation, inner Scoresby Sund
Fjords of Greenland Scoresby Sound {{Greenland-fjord-stub