Nordenskiöld Fjord

For the bay in Svalbard, see Nordenskiöld Bay. For the fjord in Russia, see Nordenskiöld Bay, Novaya Zemlya.

Nordenskiöld Fjord or Nordenskjöld Fjord is a fjord in Peary Land, northern Greenland.

Nordenskiöld Fjord
Map of Northeastern Greenland
Nordenskiöld Fjord Location in Greenland
Location	Arctic
Coordinates	82°28′N 44°30′W
Ocean/sea sources	Lincoln Sea
Basin countries	Greenland

Geography

To the northwest the fjord opens into the Lincoln Sea of the Arctic Ocean.^[1] It separates the island of Nares Land, 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. ^[2] Part of the middle and all of the inner fjord are covered by the large Jungerson Glacier.^[3]

Map on which Rasmussen outlined in 1916 the intended route to Peary Land over the inland ice cap.

See also

• List of fjords of Greenland
• Peary Channel (Greenland)
• Peary Land

References

1. Nordenskjöld Fjord
2. Nares Land
3. Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 95

External links

• Exploration of Northern Greenland