Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden Explained

Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden
Pushpin Map:Greenland
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Greenland
Location:Arctic
Coords:79.55°N -21°W
Oceans:Greenland Sea
Countries:Greenland

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.

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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Notes and References

  1. http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Geografi_og_historie/Gr%C3%B8nland/Gr%C3%B8nlands_geografi/Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden
  2. Web site: Climate change: Warmth shatters section of Greenland ice shelf . BBC . 14 September 2020 .