Victoria Fjord, also known as Victoria Inlet, is a large
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, Förden and East Jutland Fjorde, Germany, ...
in northern
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 i ...
.
Its eastern shore forms the western limit of
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 nort ...
.
Geography
To the northwest the fjord opens into the
Lincoln Sea
Lincoln Sea (french: Mer de Lincoln; da, Lincolnhavet) is a body of water in the Arctic Ocean, stretching from Cape Columbia, Canada, in the west to Cape Morris Jesup, Greenland, in the east. The northern limit is defined as the great circle lin ...
of the
Arctic Ocean
The Arctic Ocean is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major oceans. It spans an area of approximately and is known as the coldest of all the oceans. The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) recognizes it as an ocean, a ...
.
Wulff Land
Wulff Land ( da, Wulffs Land) is a peninsula in far northwestern Greenland. Administratively it is a part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
History
Wulff Land was named after Swedish botanist and Arctic explorer Thorild Wulff (1867–19 ...
forms the western shore of the fjord. The
C. H. Ostenfeld Glacier has its terminus at the head of the fjord.
Islands
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 Penins ...
lies east of the fjord and a narrow sound between this island and the mainland connects inner Victoria Fjord with
Nordenskiöld Fjord to the east.
Stephenson Island is located at its northern end by its mouth.
Victoria Fjord - Mapcarta
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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 fjo ...
*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 nort ...
References
Fjords of Greenland
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