Kempe Fjord ( da, Kempes 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 ...

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 named by a 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 ...

after a

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

businessman Seth Michael Kempe (1857– 1946), 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 ...

. Kempe was one of Nathorst's most generous supporters and also a good friend of expedition surveyor Per Dusén.''Catalogue of place names in northern East Greenland'', Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland In 1899, while first exploring King Oscar Fjord, Nathorst wanted to reach the sea through

Davy Sound The Davy Sound ( da, Davy Sund) is a sound in King Christian X Land, Northeast Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone. History The sound was named and put on the map by William Scoresby (1789 – 1857) ...

, which had been put on the map by

William Scoresby William Scoresby (5 October 178921 March 1857) was an English whaler, Arctic explorer, scientist and clergyman. Early years Scoresby was born in the village of Cropton near Pickering south-west of Whitby in Yorkshire. His father, William ...

in 1822, but the sound was blocked by ice. While travelling back north he found and mapped both this fjord branch, as well as the

Segelsällskapet Fjord Segelsällskapet Fjord ( da, Segelsällskapets 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 Saili ...

further south.Spencer Apollonio, ''Lands That Hold One Spellbound: A Story of East Greenland,'' 2008

Geography

This fjord is the northernmost of the western branches of the King Oscar Fjord. Its mouth opens at the western end of

Ella Island Ella Island, or Ella Ø, is an island in eastern Greenland, within Northeast Greenland National Park. Geography Ella Island is located at the mouth of Kempe Fjord in the northern end of King Oscar Fjord. To the east lie larger Traill Island and Ge ...

, where the

Narwhal Sound The narwhal, also known as a narwhale (''Monodon monoceros''), is a medium-sized toothed whale that possesses a large "tusk" from a protruding canine tooth. It lives year-round in the Arctic waters around Greenland, Canada and Russia. It is o ...

branches southeastwards. It extends roughly southwestwards for about until Cape Hedlund, from where the fjord divides into three branches: *

Dickson Fjord Dickson Fjord ( da, Dicksons 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 200 ...

, extends to the WNW for another . The terminus of the Hisingers Glacier is at its head. * Röhss Fjord, extending to the WSW for about . At its head there is a sloping valley. * Rhedin Fjord, extending to the SSW for about . The terminus of the Wahlenberg Glacier is at its head. The northwestern shore of the fjord forms the southern shore 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 ...

, and the southeastern, the northern shore of

Lyell Land Lyell Land is a peninsula in King Christian X Land, East Greenland. It is located in the King Oscar Fjord area. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone. It was named by Swedish Arctic explorer A.G. Nathorst on h ...

Gletscherland Gletscherland, meaning "Glacier 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 during the Three-year Expedition to East Green ...

lies to the west of the fjord system. The Argand Glacier has its terminus in the fjord.

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Simplified geologic map of Central Fjord region of East Greenland
Fjords of Greenland {{Greenland-geo-stub

History

Geography

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