Odin Fjord ( da, Odins 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 ...

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 north ...

, far northern

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Robert Peary Robert Edwin Peary Sr. (; May 6, 1856 – February 20, 1920) was an American explorer and officer in the United States Navy who made several expeditions to the Arctic in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is best known for, in Apri ...

did not explore the Frederick E. Hyde Fjord owing to thick fog at its mouth. The inner fjord branches were mapped and named by

Lauge Koch Lauge Koch (5 July 1892 – 5 June 1964) was a Danish geologist and Arctic explorer. Biography Lauge Koch was born in 1892 to Karl and Elisabeth Koch. His development as a scientist was greatly influenced by his father's second cousin Johan Pet ...

in the course of aerial surveys from the 1920s onwards.Spencer Apollonio, ''Lands That Hold One Spellbound: A Story of East Greenland,'' 2008 p. 101

Geography

Odin Fjord is an offshoot on the southern shore of Frederick E. Hyde Fjord, located close to its head, west of

Cape John Flagler Cape John Flagler ( da, Kap John Flagler) is a headland in the Wandel Sea, Arctic Ocean, northeast Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park. The cape was named in 1900 by Robert Peary after John M. Flagler, ...

at the fjord entrance.

Thor Fjord Thor Fjord ( da, Thors Fjord) is a fjord in Peary Land, far northern Greenland.Google Maps Robert Peary did not explore the Frederick E. Hyde Fjord owing to thick fog at its mouth. The inner fjord branches were mapped and named by Lauge Koch in t ...

has its mouth to the east on the same side. The fjord is roughly oriented in a north–south direction and is nearly in length.''Sailing Directions for East Greenland and Iceland'', p. 182 Flowing northwards to the east of the

Hans Tausen Ice Cap Hans Tausen Ice Cap ( da, Hans Tausens Iskappe) is an ice cap in Peary Land, northern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park. Age Ice cores show it is around 3500–4000 years old. It formed since the ...

, the

Ymer Glacier Ymer can mean: * Ymer (dairy product), a Danish soured milk product * ''Ymer'' (1976 icebreaker), a Swedish icebreaker * Ymer, the first modern housing cooperative in Uppsala, Sweden * ''Ymer'' (journal), a Swedish yearbook on geography publishe ...

discharges at the head of the fjord. To the east of Odin Fjord lies the Heimdal Ice Cap.Nunat Aqqi; Stednavne
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Navarana Fjord Navarana Fjord is a fjord in Peary Land, far northern Greenland. It is named after an Inuit woman. In 1984 important zinc and barium deposits were discovered in the Navarana Fjord. Australian Ironbark Zinc corporation was granted an exploration ...

escarpment in central and western North Greenland''; p. 84

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Collection: Peary Land, Odin Fjord Fm, JMH 780714-1, sam. 254799
Frederick E. Hyde Fjord {{Greenland-fjord-stub

Geography

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