Fligely Fjord 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
King Christian X Land
King Christian X Land (; ) is an area of northeastern Greenland.
History
This area was named after King Christian X of Denmark and Iceland (). At the time of the Three-year Expedition to East Greenland, it is reported that, when Lauge Koch w ...
, East
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.
History
The fjord was first surveyed by
Carl Koldewey
Carl Christian Koldewey (26 October 1837 – 17 May 1908) was a German Arctic explorer. He led both German North Polar Expeditions.
Life and career
Koldewey was the son of merchant Johann Christian Koldewey and his wife Wilhelmine Meyer. Koldew ...
during the 1869–70 Second
German North Polar Expedition
The German North Polar Expeditions were a short series of mid-19th century German expeditions to the Arctic. The aim was to explore the North Pole region and to brand the newly united, Prussian-led German Empire as a great power. In 1866, German g ...
. Koldewey named it after Austrian cartographer Field Marshal
August von Fligely
August von Fligely (26 September 1810 – 12 April 1879) was an Austrian officer and cartographer.
Life
Fligely was born in Janów Lubelski, Galicia, then part of the Duchy of Warsaw. He attended the Theresian Military Academy in Wiener Neustadt ...
(1810–1879).
There are a number of hunter cabins in the shores of the fjord.
Geography
Fligely Fjord is a
marine channel
In geography, a sound is a smaller body of water usually connected to a sea or an ocean. A ''List of bodies of water called sound, sound'' may be an inlet that is deeper than a Bight (geography), bight and wider than a fjord; or a narrow s ...
with a fjord structure that stretches west of
Kuhn Island
Kuhn Island () is a coastal island in Hochstetter Bay, eastern Greenland. There are coal deposits on the island.
The island was discovered by the Second German North Polar Expedition (1869-1870) and is named after Franz Kuhn von Kuhnenfeld, ...
and north of the mouth area of
Lindeman Fjord. It forms the western shore of the island and to the west the eastern shore of
Thomas Thomsen Land. The mouth of
Grandjean Fjord
Grandjean Fjord is a fjord in King Christian X Land, East Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone.
History
This fjord was mapped in 1932 during the Three-year Expedition to East Greenland led by Laug ...
lies west of the fjord's northern end.
The fjord is about wide in its widest part and stretches from north to south for about .
[''Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute'', p. 123]
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
Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge - Museum catalogueField report from Greenland: basin analysis in high gear
Fjords of Greenland
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