Dickson Fjord ( da, Dicksons Fjord) is a
fjord
In physical geography, a fjord or fiord () is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Fjords exist on the coasts of Alaska, Antarctica, British Columbia, Chile, Denmark, Germany, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Ice ...
in
King Christian X Land
King Christian X Land ( da, Kong Christian X Land) is an area of northeastern Greenland.
History
This area was named after King Christian X of Denmark and Iceland (1870 – 1947), who rose to the throne in 1912. At the time of the Three-year E ...
, eastern
Greenland
Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland is t ...
.
Administratively it lies in the
Northeast Greenland National Park
Northeast Greenland National Park ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaanni nuna eqqissisimatitaq, da, Grønlands Nationalpark) is the world's largest national park and the 10th List of largest protected areas in the world, largest protected area (the only large ...
area. This fjord is part of the
King Oscar Fjord
King Oscar Fjord ( da, Kong Oscar Fjord) is a fjord in East Greenland, marking the northern border of the Scoresby Land Peninsula.
It was named by A.G. Nathorst on his 1899 expedition as ''Konung Oscars Fjord'' for Oscar II, King of Sweden from 1 ...
system.
[''Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute'', p. 119]
History
This fjord was first surveyed in 1899 by Swedish
Arctic explorer
Arctic exploration is the physical exploration of the Arctic region of the Earth. It refers to the historical period during which mankind has explored the region north of the Arctic Circle. Historical records suggest that humankind have explored ...
Alfred Gabriel Nathorst
Alfred Gabriel Nathorst (7 November 1850 – 20 January 1921) was a Swedish Arctic explorer, geologist, and palaeobotanist.
Life
He was born in Väderbrunn in Sweden.
Nathorst's interest in geology was awoken by Charles Lyell’s ‘’Prin ...
during the Swedish Greenland Expedition in search of survivors of
S. A. Andrée's Arctic balloon expedition of 1897
S is the nineteenth letter of the English alphabet.
S may also refer to:
History
* an Anglo-Saxon charter's number in Peter Sawyer's, catalogue Language and linguistics
* Long s (ſ), a form of the lower-case letter s formerly used where "s ...
. Nathorst named it after Swedish politician
Robert Dickson (1843–1924), one of the financial backers of the venture.
[''Catalogue of place names in northern East Greenland'', Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland]
In 1930 Norwegian ship ''Veslekari'' reached the head of Dickson Fjord and recorded a sounding of , but sudden shoaling prevented the ship from anchoring.
[''Sailing Directions for East Greenland and Iceland,'' p. 117]
Geography
Dickson Fjord is in the northernmost area of the King Oscar Fjord system. It is the biggest branch of
Kempe Fjord
Kempe Fjord ( da, Kempes Fjord) is a fjord in King Christian X Land, eastern Greenland.
Administratively it lies in the Northeast Greenland National Park area. This fjord is part of the King Oscar Fjord system.''Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Gr ...
. Its mouth opens on the northern side at the western end of the fjord, where there is a junction of three branches, the other two being
Röhss Fjord and
Rhedin Fjord. It runs roughly northwestwards for about and then roughly to the WSW for .
The
Hisinger Glacier has its terminus at the fjord's head and the
Fulach Glacier in the northern shore.
Dickson Fjord is surrounded by high mountains and its shores are very steep. The head is located in the isthmus area of
Suess Land
Suess Land is a peninsula in King Christian X Land, East Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
History
This peninsula was named by A.G. Nathorst after Austrian geologist Eduard Suess (1831–1914) at t ...
, only about south of the head of
Kjerulf Fjord
Kjerulf Fjord is a fjord in King Christian X Land, eastern Greenland.
The Kjerulf Fjord is part of the Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord system.''Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute'', p. 120 Administratively it lies in the area ...
. The northern shore of the fjord is part of Suess Land, and the southwestern of
Gletscherland, where the highest point, about high
Mount Lugano ''(Lugano Bjerg)'', rises in the vicinity.
See also
*
List of fjords of Greenland
This is a list of the most important fjords of Greenland:In Northern Greenland, a large area made up entirely of fjords; therefore Peary Land above not a fjord but a fjord area.In Northeastern Greenland, a large area made up entirely of fjor ...
References
External links
Simplified geologic map of Central Fjord region of East Greenland
Fjords of Greenland
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