Bredefjord is a
fjord
In physical geography, a fjord (also spelled fiord in New Zealand English; ) is a long, narrow sea inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Fjords exist on the coasts of Antarctica, the Arctic, and surrounding landmasses of the n ...
in northeastern
Greenland
Greenland is an autonomous territory in the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. It is by far the largest geographically of three constituent parts of the kingdom; the other two are metropolitan Denmark and the Faroe Islands. Citizens of Greenlan ...
. Administratively it is part of the
Northeast Greenland National Park
Northeast Greenland National Park (, ) is the world's largest national park and the 10th largest protected area (the only larger protected areas consist mostly of sea). Established in 1974, the Northeast Greenland national park expanded to its p ...
zone.
Tundra climate
The tundra climate is a polar climate sub-type located in high latitudes and high mountains. It is classified as ET according to the Köppen climate classification. It is a climate which at least one month has an average temperature high enough ...
prevails in the area of the fjord, the average annual temperature in the area being -14°C . The warmest month is July when the average temperature rises to 1°C and the coldest is January with -23°C.
Geography
Bredefjord is oriented in a roughly NW/SE direction and its mouth opens at the junction with the
Smallefjord from the west into the
Ardencaple Fjord
Ardencaple Fjord is a fjord in King Christian X Land, northeastern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
History
Ardencaple Fjord was named by Douglas Clavering as "Ardencaple Inlet" in 1823, but the inn ...
,
Hochstetter Bay,
Greenland Sea
The Greenland Sea ( Danish: ''Grønlandshavet'') is a body of water that borders Greenland to the west, the Svalbard archipelago to the east, Fram Strait and the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Norwegian Sea and Iceland to the south. The Gre ...
.
[''Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute'', p. 124] The large
Stormgletscher and
Ejnar Mikkelsen
Ejnar Mikkelsen (23 December 1880 – 1 May 1971) was a Danish polar explorer and writer. He is most known for his expeditions to Greenland.
Biography
Mikkelsen was born on 23 December 1880, in Brønderslev, Vester Brønderslev, Jutland, th ...
glaciers form a confluence at its head.
Norlund Land
Queen Margrethe II Land (; ) is a peninsula in the northern limit of King Christian X Land, northeastern Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the Northeast Greenland National Park, NE Greenland National Park area.
History
The peninsula was ...
, part of
Queen Margrethe II Land
Queen Margrethe II Land (; ) is a peninsula in the northern limit of King Christian X Land, northeastern Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the NE Greenland National Park area.
History
The peninsula was named after Queen Margrethe II o ...
, lies to the north of the fjord and
C. H. Ostenfeld Land to the south.
See also
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List of fjords of Greenland
This is a list of the most important fjords of Greenland:In Greenland, Northern Greenland, a large area made up entirely of fjords; therefore Peary Land above not a fjord but a fjord area.In Greenland, Northeastern Greenland, a large area made ...
References
External links
The tectonometamorphic development of the Ardencaple Fjord area, North East Greenland Caledonides
Fjords of Greenland
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