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.

All labels observed (4)

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

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Arctic landscape
fjord system
geographical region
approximateLength about 350 km
climate Arctic climate
polar climate
country Kingdom of Denmark
linked to: 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
Milne Land
linked to: Peary Land

Nordvestfjord NERFINISHED
Ofjord NERFINISHED
Renland
Røde Ø
Rødefjord NERFINISHED
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
linked to: Arctic region

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

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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
linked to: Scoresby Sund region (partly)
Greenland coast hasFeature Scoresby Sund
linked to: Scoresby Sund region (partly)
King Christian IX Land border Scoresby Sound region
linked to: Scoresby Sund region (partly)
Ittoqqortoormiit locatedOn Scoresby Sound
subject linked to: Ittoqqortoormiit (outside park)
linked to: Scoresby Sund region (partly)