King Oscar Fjord ( da, Kong Oscar 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 East

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 ...

, marking the northern border of the

Scoresby Land Scoresby Land is an area of Eastern Greenland, which lies partly in Sermersooq and partly in the Northeast Greenland National Park zone. The area is uninhabited, except for Mestersvig, a military outpost. Muskoxen are found in Scoresby Land, and ...

Peninsula. It was named by A.G. Nathorst on his 1899 expedition as ''Konung Oscars Fjord'' for

Oscar II Oscar II (Oscar Fredrik; 21 January 1829 – 8 December 1907) was King of Sweden from 1872 until his death in 1907 and King of Norway from 1872 to 1905. Oscar was the son of King Oscar I and Queen Josephine. He inherited the Swedish and Norweg ...

, King of

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

from 1872 to 1907 and of

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

from 1872 until 1905.

Geography

King Oscar Fjord is a major fjord system in NE Greenland. The main fjord is 10–25 km wide, bounded by

Traill Island Traill Island ( da, Traill Ø) is a large island in eastern Greenland. It is named after zoologist Thomas Stewart Traill. The island is a part of the Northeast Greenland National Park. Geography Traill Island is a coastal island located in the ...

and

Geographical Society Island Geographical Society Island () is an island off Foster Bay in northeastern Greenland. Geography The island has an area of 1,717 km2. It is mountainous with Svedenborg Fjeld as the highest point at 1,730 m. To the north lies the mouth o ...

in the east. In the inner and northern end of the fjord lies

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 ...

. The

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) ...

at the southeastern end connects with the

Greenland Sea The Greenland Sea is a body of water that borders Greenland to the west, the Svalbard archipelago to the east, Fram Strait and the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Norwegian Sea and Iceland to the south. The Greenland Sea is often defined as p ...

after extending for about 20 km in a NW/SE direction.''Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute'', p. 118 Lyell Land forms the western boundary and

with the

Stauning Alps The Stauning Alps ( da, Stauning Alper) are a large system of mountain ranges in Scoresby Land, King Christian X Land, northeastern Greenland. Administratively the Stauning Alps are part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone. This mounta ...

lies to the southwest. The

Antarctic Sound The Antarctic Sound is a body of water about long and from wide, separating the Joinville Island group from the northeast end of the Antarctic Peninsula. The sound was named by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Otto Nordenskjöld for the e ...

separates the Suess Land Peninsula and

Ymer Island Ymer Island ( da, Ymer Ø) is an island in northeastern Greenland. The island is a part of Northeast Greenland National Park. Ymer Island is named after the Swedish geographical journal ''Ymer'', which published many accounts of Swedish expedit ...

and connects with the

Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord ( da, Kejser Franz Josef Fjord; kl, Kangerluk Kejser Franz Joseph) is a major fjord system in the NE Greenland National Park area, East Greenland. Geography The Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord has its mouth in the Foster Ba ...

system to the north. Other branches of the King Oscar Fjord system are, on the western side: *

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 ...

** Dickson Fjord ** Röhss Fjord ** Rhedin Fjord *

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 ...

* Segelsällskapet Fjord ** Alpefjord ** Forsblad Fjord * Mesters Vig *

Antarctic Haven Antarctic Haven ( da, Antarctic Havn) is a bay in King Christian X Land, Northeastern Greenland. Administratively it lies in the Northeast Greenland National Park area. History This natural harbour was named ''"Antarctics Hamn"'' by Swedish A ...

On the eastern side: * Sofia Sound *

Vega Sound Vega is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Lyra. It has the Bayer designation α Lyrae, which is Latinised to Alpha Lyrae and abbreviated Alpha Lyr or α Lyr. This star is relatively close at only from the Sun, ...

* Dream Bay ''(Drømmebugten)''

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External links

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On the Map of King Oscar Fjord and Kaiser Franz Josef Fjord in North-Eastern Greenland
Fjords of Greenland {{greenland-geo-stub

Geography

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