Isfjord, meaning 'Ice Fjord' in the
Danish language
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, 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 ...
, eastern
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 ...
.
The Isfjord is part of the
Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord (; ) is the northernmost fjord system in the NE Greenland National Park area, East Greenland.
Geography
The Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord has its mouth in the Foster Bay of the Greenland Sea, between Cape Mackenzie at th ...
complex
[''Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute'', p. 120] in the area 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 ...
.
Geography
The
Jaette Glacier in the west and the
Gerard de Geer Glacier in the north flow into the head of the Isfjord.
Louise Boyd Land rises at the fjord's western end between the two glaciers. This tributary fjord extends between high mountains in a northwest–southeast direction for about 50 km until its mouth in the Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord at the southern end. To the northeast the fjord is bound by
Andrée Land and to the south and southwest by
Frænkel Land
Frænkel Land is a peninsula in King Christian X Land, East Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
History
It was named ''Frænkels Halfö'' by Alfred Gabriel Nathorst, A.G. Nathorst on his 1899 expedit ...
.
The
Margaretatop
Margaretatop is a mountain in eastern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.Google Earth
History
At the time of Lauge Koch's 1949–51 expeditions this summit was named after Margareta Hediger by Americ ...
, highest point of Andrée Land, rises north of the shore of the mouth area of the fjord.
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
Isfjord, looking northLate Quaternary sedimentation in Kejser Franz Joseph Fjord and the continental margin of East Greenland
Fjords of Greenland
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