| Rype Fjord | |
| Pushpin Map: | Greenland |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Greenland |
| Location: | Arctic |
| Coords: | 71.0167°N -71°W |
| Oceans: | Scoresby Sound Greenland Sea |
| Countries: | Greenland |
| Length: | 30km (20miles) |
| Width: | 5km (03miles) |
Rype Fjord (Kalaallisut; Greenlandic: Aqissip Kangertiva; Danish: Rypefjord, meaning 'Grouse Fjord') is a fjord in King Christian X Land, eastern Greenland.This fjord is part of the Scoresby Sound system[1] in the area of Sermersooq municipality.
The 2.5km (01.6miles) to 5km (03miles) wide and roughly 30km (20miles) long Rype Fjord is located in the inner Scoresby Sound.
This fjord is an offshoot of the Ofjord (Øfjord). At the confluence the Rype Fjord branches to the northwest off the northern shore of the Ofjord, while the Hare Fjord runs in a westerly direction and the Rode Fjord branches towards the south. The Eielson Glacier is at the fjord's head flowing from the west.[2] The glacier tongue is about 25 kilometers NW of the mouth of the fjord.
The fjord is only 2.9 km wide at the mouth, becoming broader towards the north until reaching a width of over 5 km.To the northeast the fjord is bound by Renland and to the west by Grabenland where there is a summit reaching a height of 1877.5m (6,159.8feet) above the glacier.[3]