Johan Petersen Fjord, also known as Petersen Bay ( da, Petersen Bugt),
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
King Christian IX Land
King Christian IX Land ( da, Kong Christian IX Land) is a coastal area of Southeastern Greenland in Sermersooq Municipality fronting the Denmark Strait and extending through the Arctic Circle from 65°N to 70°N.
History
This area was named in ...
, 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 ...
.
The fjord is named after Danish
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 ...
Johan Petersen
Johan Carl Christian Petersen (28 June 1813 – 24 June 1880) was a Danish seaman and interpreter who participated in several expeditions in Northern Canada and Greenland in search of the missing British explorer John Franklin.
Early life
Pete ...
(1813–1880).
Geography
This fjord is located on the western shore of
Sermilik
Sermilik ( da, Egede og Rothes Fjord) is a fjord in eastern Greenland. It is part of the Sermersooq municipality.
The settlement of Tasiilaq is located about 15 km to the east of the mouth of the fjord.
Geography
This fjord, whose Gre ...
(Sermiligaaq), near
Tasiilaq
Tasiilaq, formerly Ammassalik and Angmagssalik, is a town in the Sermersooq municipality in southeastern Greenland. With 1,985 inhabitants as of 2020, it is the most populous community on the eastern coast, and the seventh-largest town in Green ...
(Ammassalik), about north of the mouth of the great fjord.
Johan Petersen Fjord runs roughly from northwest to southeast for about . The
Bruckner
Josef Anton Bruckner (; 4 September 182411 October 1896) was an Austrian composer, organist, and music theorist best known for his symphonies, masses, Te Deum and motets. The first are considered emblematic of the final stage of Austro-Germ ...
and
Heim
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glaciers discharge at the head of the fjord.
Qeertartivatsiaq Island
Qeertartivatsiaq Island (old spelling: ''Qêrtartivatsiaq'') is an uninhabited island in the Sermersooq municipality in southeastern Greenland. Geography
Qeertartivatsiaq lies near the entrance of Sermilik Fjord on the western side, at the mouth o ...
is located on the northern side of the entrance of the fjord. There are
Inuit
Inuit (; iu, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ 'the people', singular: Inuk, , dual: Inuuk, ) are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic and subarctic regions of Greenland, Labrador, Quebec, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories ...
ruins on the southern shore of the island facing the fjord.
Bibliography
*Spencer Apollonio, ''Lands That Hold One Spellbound: A Story of East Greenland'', 2008
See also
*
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 fjor ...
References
External links
Den grønlandske Lods - Geodatastyrelsen
Fjords of Greenland
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