Scoresby Sund region (partly)

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The Scoresby Sund region is a vast fjord system in eastern Greenland, known as one of the world’s largest and deepest networks of fjords, featuring dramatic Arctic landscapes, glaciers, and rich wildlife.

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Label Occurrences
Scoresby Sund 2
Scoresby Sound 1
Scoresby Sound region 1

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Arctic landscape
fjord system
geographical region
approximateLength about 350 km
climate Arctic climate
polar climate
country Denmark
surface form: Kingdom of Denmark
drainageBasin Greenland Sea
exploredBy William Scoresby
feature complex network of branching fjords
glaciated mountains
tidewater glaciers
hasPart Bear Islands
Cape Brewster
Cape Hope
Cape Tobin
Fønfjord NERFINISHED
Gåsefjord
Hall Bredning
Hurry Inlet
Jameson Land NERFINISHED
Liverpool Land
Peary Land
surface form: Milne Land

Nordvestfjord NERFINISHED
Ofjord NERFINISHED
Renland
Røde Ø
Rødefjord NERFINISHED
Scoresby Sound fjord system
surface form: Scoresby Sund fjord

Turner Island NERFINISHED
Volquart Boon Kyst
Øfjord NERFINISHED
hasPort Ittoqqortoormiit
knownFor being one of the world’s deepest fjord systems
being one of the world’s largest fjord systems
dramatic Arctic landscapes
extensive glaciers
icebergs
rich Arctic wildlife
sea ice and pack ice
steep fjord walls
locatedIn Arctic region
surface form: Arctic

East Greenland
surface form: eastern Greenland
locatedOn Greenland
namedAfter William Scoresby
near Ittoqqortoormiit
opensInto Greenland Sea
partOf King Christian IX Land
King Christian IX Land
surface form: King Christian X Land
usedFor Arctic expedition cruises
scientific research
wildlife observation
wildlife Arctic fox
muskox
polar bear
seabirds
seals
whales

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Northeast Greenland National Park contains Scoresby Sund region (partly)
Greenland Caledonides hasExposuresNear Scoresby Sund region (partly)
this entity surface form: Scoresby Sund
Greenland coast hasFeature Scoresby Sund region (partly)
this entity surface form: Scoresby Sund
King Christian IX Land border Scoresby Sund region (partly)
this entity surface form: Scoresby Sound region
Ittoqqortoormiit (outside park) locatedOn Scoresby Sund region (partly)
subject surface form: Ittoqqortoormiit
this entity surface form: Scoresby Sound