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complex. It is a narrow and winding fjord located between mountains rising up to 2,100 metres (6,900 ft) on both sides, with cliffs displaying beautifully colored strata. It runs roughly in a NW /SE direction with
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during the expedition he led to Greenland in search of survivors of
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is the headland at the eastern side of the entrance.
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Geologfjord is located in Greenland
Greenland
73°45′N 24°15′W / 73.750°N 24.250°W / 73.750; -24.250
Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord
Greenland Sea
Basin
Greenland
fjord
King Christian X Land
Greenland
Northeast Greenland National Park
Arctic explorer
geologist
A.G. Nathorst
S. A. Andrée's Arctic balloon expedition of 1897
Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord
Andrée Land
Strindberg Land
Nunatak Glacier
Endeløs
Dukke Glacier
Bjorne Island
Cape Weber
Cape Ovibos


List of fjords of Greenland

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