Nordenskiöld Fjord or Nordenskjöld Fjord is a
fjord in
Peary Land, northern
Greenland.
Geography
To the northwest the fjord opens into the
Lincoln Sea of the
Arctic Ocean. It separates the island of
Nares Land
Nares Land or Naresland is an island in far northern Greenland. The island is named after Polar explorer Sir George Nares.
Geography
The island lies between the Victoria Fjord and the Nordenskjöld Fjord separated from the Freuchen Land Penin ...
, to the west of the fjord, from
Freuchen Land to the east. A narrow sound between Nares Land and the mainland connects inner Nordenskiöld Fjord with
Victoria Fjord.
John Murray Island and
Elison Island are located at its northern end off its mouth.
Nares Land
/ref> Part of the middle and all of the inner fjord are covered by the large Jungerson Glacier.[''Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute,'' p. 95]
See also
* List of fjords of Greenland
*Peary Channel (Greenland)
The Peary Channel ( da, Peary-kanal) was a hypothetical sound or marine channel running from east to west separating Peary Land in northernmost Greenland from the mainland further south.
The assumed existence of this channel and other errors in ...
* Peary Land
References
External links
Exploration of Northern Greenland
Fjords of Greenland
Peary Land
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