Kangerlussuaq Fjord (East Greenland)
E609503
Kangerlussuaq Fjord in East Greenland is a long, glacially carved inlet known for its dramatic mountainous scenery and significant geological exposures that record the region’s Caledonian orogenic history.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fjord
ⓘ
glacial fjord ⓘ |
| country | Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccessibility | remote Arctic location ⓘ |
| hasBedrock |
Caledonian-deformed crystalline rocks
ⓘ
metamorphic and igneous complexes ⓘ |
| hasClimate | Arctic climate ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | polar marine environment ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalFeature | glacially carved inlet ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalHistory | Caledonian orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalSignificance | exposures related to the Caledonian orogeny ⓘ |
| hasHazard | sea ice and iceberg presence ⓘ |
| hasNameLanguage | Greenlandic ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | glacial erosion ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
glacial erosion
ⓘ
post-glacial marine inundation ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
Caledonian metamorphic and structural geology
ⓘ
glacial geomorphology ⓘ tectonic evolution of East Greenland ⓘ |
| hasScenery | dramatic mountainous scenery ⓘ |
| hasTopography |
steep fjord walls
ⓘ
surrounding high mountains ⓘ |
| hasValleyType | U-shaped glacial valley ⓘ |
| isCoastalFeatureOf | Greenland Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isExampleOf |
glacially overdeepened coastal inlet
ⓘ
high-relief fjord landscape ⓘ |
| isPartOf | East Greenland Caledonides region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dramatic mountainous scenery
ⓘ
significant geological exposures ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Greenland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | "the big fjord" in Greenlandic ⓘ |
| partOf | North Atlantic Ocean drainage basin ⓘ |
| records | Caledonian orogenic history ⓘ |
| usedFor |
geological field studies
ⓘ
paleogeographic reconstructions of the Caledonian belt ⓘ |
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