Kivioq Fjord

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Kivioq Fjord
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Kivioq Fjord
Location in Greenland
Location Arctic
Coordinates 68°22′N29°6′W / 68.367°N 29.100°W / 68.367; -29.100
Ocean/sea sources Denmark Strait
Basin  countries Greenland
Max. length12 kilometres (7.5 mi)
Max. width3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi)
Settlements0

Kivioq Fjord (Danish : Kivioqs Fjord) is a fjord in King Christian IX Land, Eastern Greenland. It is part of the Sermersooq municipality.

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Geography

This fjord lies in the Blosseville Coast east of Nansen Fjord. Its mouth lies between Cape Garde to the west and Cape Normann to the east. [1] The fjord is oriented in a NW/SE direction. It has a glacier at its head and another discharging in its eastern shore. [2]

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References

  1. Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 110
  2. "Kivioq Fjord". Mapcarta. Retrieved 7 June 2019.