Nordenskiöld Bay, Novaya Zemlya Explained

Nordenskiöld Bay
Other Name:Nordenskiöld Fjord
Pushpin Map:Russia Novaya Zemlya
Pushpin Map Caption:Location
Location:Far North
Coords:75.4156°N 57.5°W
Oceans:Barents Sea
Countries:Russia
Length:20km (10miles)
Width:6km (04miles)

Nordenskiöld Bay (Russian: Залив Норденшельда) or Nordenskiöld Fjord is a fjord on the Barents Sea coast of Severny Island in Novaya Zemlya, Russia. The fjord is named after Arctic explorer Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld.

Geography

The fjord opens to the northwest in the western coast of the island between Cape Maslennikov in the west and Cape Cherny in the north. It narrows about 10km (10miles) from its mouth, bending in a west/east direction. Three glaciers converge at the head of the fjord, discharging from the Severny Island ice cap and covering the inner fjord with ice. Mount Kruzenshtern is located near the fjord.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zaliv Nordenshel’da. Mapcarta. 10 April 2019.