Hellefisk Fjord ( da, Hellefiskefjord) 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, Förden and East Jutland Fjorde, Germany, ...
in
Peary Land
Peary Land is a peninsula in northern Greenland, extending into the Arctic Ocean. It reaches from Victoria Fjord in the west to Independence Fjord in the south and southeast, and to the Arctic Ocean in the north, with Cape Morris Jesup, the nort ...
, northern
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 i ...
. To the northeast, the fjord opens into the
Wandel Sea
The Wandel Sea ( da, Wandelhavet; also known as McKinley Sea) is a body of water in the Arctic Ocean, stretching from northeast of Greenland to Svalbard. It is obstructed by ice most of the year.
This sea is named after Danish polar explorer ...
of the
Arctic Ocean
The Arctic Ocean is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major oceans. It spans an area of approximately and is known as the coldest of all the oceans. The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) recognizes it as an ocean, a ...
.
This fjord is named after the
Greenland halibut
The Greenland halibut or Greenland turbot (''Reinhardtius hippoglossoides'') belongs to the family Pleuronectidae (the right-eye flounders), and is the only species of the genus ''Reinhardtius''. It is a predatory fish that mostly ranges at dept ...
( da, Hellefisk).
Geography
The Hellefisk Fjord opens in the NNE of
Herluf Trolle Land to the east of
Wyckoff Land
Wyckoff Land is an area or peninsula in Peary Land, Northern Greenland.
This geographic feature was named by Robert Peary after Clarence F. Wyckoff, one of the founding members of the Peary Arctic Club in New York. History
When Robert Peary r ...
, southwest of
Cape Clarence Wyckoff, west of which there is a small bay with an island off
Cape Henry Parish
Cape Henry Parish ( da, Kap Henry Parish) is a broad headland in the Wandel Sea, Arctic Ocean, northernmost Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
History
In 1900 Peary explored the north coast of Greenla ...
. Its mouth is located to the southeast of the mouth of
G.B. Schley Fjord
G.B. Schley Fjord is a fjord in Peary Land, northern Greenland. To the east, the fjord opens into the Wandel Sea of the Arctic Ocean.
The fjord was named by Robert Peary after G.B. Schley, one of the founding members of the Peary Arctic Club in ...
.
GoogleEarth
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high
Mount Clarence Wyckoff rises to the east of the eastern shore of the fjord.
[''Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute,'' p. 129]
See also
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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 fjo ...
*
Peary Land
Peary Land is a peninsula in northern Greenland, extending into the Arctic Ocean. It reaches from Victoria Fjord in the west to Independence Fjord in the south and southeast, and to the Arctic Ocean in the north, with Cape Morris Jesup, the nort ...
References
External links
Greenschist facies metabasites from the Hellefiskefjord - G. B. Schley Fjord area, eastern Peary Land, North Greenland
Fjords of Greenland
Peary Land
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