Gallery 5: Jyttes Havn and Charcot Havn

Jyt­tes Havn is one of the most beau­ti­ful natu­ral har­bours in the area, as even the well-tra­vel­led polar sailor Arved Fuchs would agree. A litt­le hike up on the hills makes it clear why.

Char­cot Havn, a bit fur­ther south, offers fasci­na­ting geo­lo­gi­cal varie­ty: a wealth of mari­ne fos­sils that is qui­te unex­pec­ted and uni­que, on this level at least. By the way, if you want to read more about the fos­sils, then you will find good resour­ces here: Lar­sen et al (2003): Stra­ti­gra­phy and sedi­men­to­lo­gy of a base­ment-onlap­ping shal­low mari­ne sand­stone suc­ces­si­on, the Char­cot Bugt For­ma­ti­on, Middle–Upper Juras­sic, East Green­land and Sur­lyk (2003): The Juras­sic of East Green­land: a sedi­men­ta­ry record of ther­mal sub­si­dence, onset and cul­mi­na­ti­on of rif­ting.

Click on thumb­nail to open an enlar­ged ver­si­on of the spe­ci­fic pho­to.

To Gal­le­ry:  → from Ice­land into Scores­by­sund  → Vikin­ge­bugt and Dan­mark Ø  → Rødefjord and Harefjord  → from Rypefjord to the Bjør­ne Øer­ne  → Jyt­tes Havn and Char­cot Havn  → Itto­q­qor­toor­mi­it

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