Jewell Fjord Explained

Jewell Fjord
Pushpin Map:Greenland
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Greenland
Location:Arctic
Coords:83.15°N -73°W
Oceans:Lincoln Sea
Countries:Greenland
Length:30km (20miles)
Width:5km (03miles)
Frozen:All year round
Settlements:Uninhabited

Jewell Fjord, also known as "Jewell Inlet", is a fjord 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.

History

The fjord is named after US Sgt. Winfield Scott Jewell (1850–1884), meteorologist[1] and member of the ill-fated Lady Franklin Bay Expedition led by Arctic explorer Lt. Adolphus Greely. Jewell died of starvation and exposure during the expedition. His body was later recovered.[2] [3]

Geography

Jewell Fjord opens to the northwest to the Lincoln Sea on the shore of Nansen Land, southwest of Gardiner Fjord and northeast of Mascart Sound.[4] Its mouth is located to the east of Distant Cape and west of Low Pynt.[5] There are three glaciers discharging at its head. The sea in the area is almost permanently covered by ice.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.geni.com/people/Sgt-Winfield-Scott-Jewell/6000000020665854670 GENI - Sgt. Winfield Scott Jewell
  2. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/greely-bios/ Members of the Greely Expedition
  3. International Polar Expedition, Adolphus Washington Greely, Report on the Proceedings of the United States Expedition to Lady Franklin Bay, Grinnel Land, Volume 1
  4. Web site: De Long Fjord. Mapcarta. 25 February 2019.
  5. [GoogleEarth]
  6. Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 95