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The biggest fjord in the world<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Beyond the Arctic Circle, the eastern coast of Greenland between the 70th and 72nd parallels north is laced with fjords. Welcome to Scoresby Sound. Follow in Captain Charcot\u2019s footsteps and explore the largest fjord system in the world. Discover the extreme beauty of nature at an unimaginable scale.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Scoresby Sound:<\/strong> an exceptional territory<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Between Northeast Greenland National Park<\/strong> and the Blosseville Coast to the south, Scoresby Sound \u2013 \u201cScoresby Sund\u201d <\/em>in Danish \u2013 stretches over almost 300 km from east to west. With a total area of 13,700 km\u00b2, it is the largest and deepest fjord system in the world.<\/strong> It branches into a system of fjords covering an area of about 38,000 km\u00b2.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||31px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d]<\/p>\n

A land of exploration<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The area was first charted by English explorer William Scoresby<\/strong> in 1822. He mapped nearly 650 kilometres of Greenland\u2019s eastern coastline, providing our first geographical knowledge of the region. But Scoresby Sound was also one of Captain Jean-Baptiste Charcot<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s favourite places to explore. He \u201cvisited\u201d the fjord several times aboard his three-master Pourquoi pas ?<\/em> between 1925 and 1936. In 1925, he went to Ittoqqortoormiit<\/strong> for the first time, a colony founded by Danish explorer Ejnar Mikkelsen and a handful of Inuit settlers from Ammassalik Island, further south. Accessible only by helicopter or by boat for a few days a year, this village of 345 inhabitants (2020) is one of the most remote inhabited places in Greenland<\/strong>. Between 1932 and 1933, the colony served as a base camp for Captain Charcot, who was responsible for organising and supervising the installation of the first French polar station at Scoresby Sound.
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Scoresby Sound flora and fauna: untouched nature<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Formed of large steep-sided fjords from which abrupt cliffs, huge glaciers and drifting icebergs emerge, Scoresby Sound<\/strong> doesn\u2019t do things by halves. On the southern edge of the Northeast Greenland National Park, the golden-brown hills and moorland of Jameson Land stretch over 10,000 km\u00b2. This is one of the largest tundra areas on the east coast of Greenland<\/strong>. On the west coast of Milne Land, the land reddened by the iron ore of Rode Fjord<\/strong> contrasts with the whiteness of the snow-capped peaks. These magnificent landscapes are a sanctuary for equally incredible wildlife, including polar bears, musk oxen, Arctic wolves and foxes, gulls, Canada geese and other migratory birds. While the cold waters of the Greenland Sea <\/strong>are home to Atlantic walruses, narwhals and sometimes even a few belugas.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\u201d1\u2033 admin_label=\u201dPUSH\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_padding=\u201d||0px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d][et_pb_row column_structure=\u201d1_2,1_2\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d1_2\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_padding=\u201d|50px||50px|false|true\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PUSH_Arctique_Nathalie_Michel-The_Woodfjord-Sp-1.jpg\u201d alt=\u201dpush-croisiere-ponant-3\u2033 title_text=\u201dPUSH_Arctique_Nathalie_Michel-The_Woodfjord-Sp (1)\u201d align=\u201dcenter\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d445px\u201d module_alignment=\u201dcenter\u201d max_height=\u201d445px\u201d custom_margin=\u201d-90px||||false|false\u201d custom_padding=\u201d||20px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u201d1_2\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_padding=\u201d|50px|||false|false\u201d custom_padding_tablet=\u201d|50px||50px|false|false\u201d custom_padding_phone=\u201d|20px||20px|false|true\u201d custom_padding_last_edited=\u201don|phone\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d text_font=\u201d|700|||||||\u201d text_text_color=\u201d#ffffff\u201d text_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d text_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d width=\u201d70%\u201d width_tablet=\u201d100%\u201d width_phone=\u201d\u201d width_last_edited=\u201don|desktop\u201d custom_margin=\u201d10px||20px||false|false\u201d custom_padding=\u201d|||20px|false|false\u201d text_font_size_tablet=\u201d\u201d text_font_size_phone=\u201d25px\u201d text_font_size_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d border_width_left=\u201d5px\u201d border_color_left=\u201d#26afc2\u2033 global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d theme_builder_area=\u201dpost_content\u201d]PONANT takes you there
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