De Long Fjord Explained

De Long Fjord
Pushpin Map:Greenland
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Greenland
Location:Arctic
Coords:83.2°N -41°W
Oceans:Lincoln Sea
Countries:Greenland
Length:60km (40miles)
Width:6km (04miles)
Frozen:All year round
Settlements:Uninhabited

De Long Fjord is a fjord system in Peary Land, northern Greenland. To the northwest, the fjord opens into the Lincoln Sea of the Arctic Ocean. It is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.

The fjord is named after arctic explorer George W. De Long.

Geography

De Long Fjord opens to the northwest east of Nansen Land and to the west of Weyprecht Fjord, separated from it by the island of Hazenland.[1] Its mouth is located to the south of the Wild Sound and southeast of Luigi Amadeo Island and Cape Mohn, and south of Hanne Island.[2] The Tjalfe Glacier discharges ice from the Hans Tausen Ice Cap at its head. Although the islands in the fjord, as well as the peninsula flanking it, are unglaciated, the sea in the area is permanently covered by ice.

The De Long Fjord is a fjord system with three branches separated by islands in its outer section:

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: De Long Fjord. Mapcarta. 25 February 2019.
  2. [GoogleEarth]
  3. https://asiaq.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=c5c7d9d52a264980a24911d7d33914b5 Nunat Aqqi; Stednavne
  4. Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 95
  5. https://asiaq.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=c5c7d9d52a264980a24911d7d33914b5 Nunat Aqqi; Stednavne