Inglefield Fjord

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Inglefield Fjord is a large Arctic fjord in northwestern Greenland, known for its dramatic glacial landscapes and traditional Inuit settlements along its shores.

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Inglefield Fjord canonical 2

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fjord
geographical feature
approximateLatitude 78°N
climate polar climate
continent North America
country Greenland
environmentalIssue glacier retreat due to climate change
hasActivity Arctic navigation
climate research
glaciological research
hasFeature icebergs
sea ice
steep fjord walls
tidewater glaciers
hasGlacier Bowdoin Glacier
Heilprin Glacier
Hiawatha Glacier
Humboldt Glacier
Tracy Glacier
hasInuitName Kangerlussuaq Inglefield
hasLandscapeType glacial landscape
hasSettlementOnShore Moriusaq
Qaanaaq
Qeqertat
traditional Inuit camps
hasWildlife polar bears
seabirds
seals
walruses
whales
historicallyVisitedBy 19th-century Arctic explorers
indigenousPeople Inughuit
linked to: Inuit
inhabitedBy Inughuit
linked to: Inuit
knownFor Arctic exploration history
dramatic glacial scenery
traditional Inuit settlements
locatedIn Arctic
linked to: Arctic region

Avannaata municipality
northwestern Greenland
linked to: northern Greenland
namedAfter Edward Augustus Inglefield
nameLanguage English
oceanBasin North Atlantic Ocean
linked to: North Atlantic
opensInto Baffin Bay
partOf Baffin Bay region
linked to: Baffin Bay
region Thule region
seaIceCoverage seasonal
usedFor dog sled travel
fishing
subsistence hunting

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Qaanaaq locatedOnCoastOf Inglefield Fjord
Avannaata contains Inglefield Fjord
subject linked to: Avannaata (partly)