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Scoresby Sound

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Scoresby Sound, arm of the Greenland Sea, E Greenland. It has numerous fjords that branch out generally westward to the ice cap. Some of the branches extend more than 180 mi (290 km) inland. At its mouth is the settlement of Scoresbysund (1995 pop. 483), the center of the district of Scoresbysund. The town is a fishing and hunting base.

Scoresby Sound

Deep inlet, Norwegian Sea, eastern central coast of Greenland. It runs inland for 70 mi (110 km) and has numerous fjords (the longest is 280 mi, or 451 km) and two large islands. It was charted by William Scoresby in 1822.



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All polar bear samples were collected from January through September by local subsistence hunters in the Scoresby Sound area in central East Greenland (69[degrees]00'N to 74[degrees]00'N) during 1999-2002.
 
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