Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden
Fjord in Greenland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fjord in Greenland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden is a fjord located in King Frederick VIII Land, in Northeast Greenland National Park of northeastern Greenland. It is located at latitude 79° N (hence the name, which in Danish means "the fjord of seventy-nine") between Lambert Land and Hovgaard Island. The fjord was named by the Denmark expedition in April 1907.[1] The 79° North Glacier, also called Nioghalvfjerdsbrae, drains into this fjord. The uninhabited Tobias Island is located 80 km east of the fjord.
Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden | |
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Location in Greenland | |
Location | Arctic |
Coordinates | 79°33′N 21°00′W |
Ocean/sea sources | Greenland Sea |
Basin countries | Greenland |
In September 2020, satellite imagery showed that a big chunk of ice shattered into many small pieces from the last remaining ice shelf in Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden.[2]
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