Nordenskiöld Fjord or Nordenskjöld Fjord is a
fjord
In physical geography, a fjord (also spelled fiord in New Zealand English; ) is a long, narrow sea inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Fjords exist on the coasts of Antarctica, the Arctic, and surrounding landmasses of the n ...
in
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 nor ...
, northern
Greenland
Greenland is an autonomous territory in the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. It is by far the largest geographically of three constituent parts of the kingdom; the other two are metropolitan Denmark and the Faroe Islands. Citizens of Greenlan ...
.
Geography
To the northwest the fjord opens into the
Lincoln Sea of the
Arctic Ocean
The Arctic Ocean is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five oceanic divisions. It spans an area of approximately and is the coldest of the world's oceans. The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) recognizes it as an ocean, ...
. It separates the island of
Nares Land, to the west of the fjord, from
Freuchen Land
Freuchen Land is a peninsula in far northwestern Greenland. It is a part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
History
Freuchen Land was named after Arctic explorer Peter Freuchen (1886–1957), who took part in the 1906–1908 Denmark exp ...
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
This is a list of the most important fjords of Greenland:In Greenland, Northern Greenland, a large area made up entirely of fjords; therefore Peary Land above not a fjord but a fjord area.In Greenland, Northeastern Greenland, a large area made ...
* Peary Channel (Greenland)
*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 nor ...
References
External links
Exploration of Northern Greenland
Fjords of Greenland
Peary Land
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