Sands 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
Peary Land
Peary Land is a peninsula in northern Greenland, extending into the Arctic Ocean. It reaches from Victoria Fjord in the west to Independence Fjord in the south and southeast, and to the Arctic Ocean in the north, with Cape Morris Jesup, the nor ...
, northern
Greenland
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. To the north, the fjord opens into the
Lincoln Sea
Lincoln Sea (; ) is a body of water in the Arctic Ocean, stretching from Cape Columbia, Canada, in the west to Cape Morris Jesup, Greenland, in the east. The northern limit is defined as the great circle line between those two headlands. It is co ...
of the
Arctic Ocean
The Arctic Ocean is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five oceanic divisions. It spans an area of approximately and is the coldest of the world's oceans. The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) recognizes it as an ocean, ...
. Administratively, it belongs to 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 ...
.
The fjord was named by
Robert Peary
Robert Edwin Peary Sr. (; May 6, 1856 – February 20, 1920) was an American explorer and officer in the United States Navy who made several expeditions to the Arctic in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was long credited as being ...
in honor of H. Hayden Sands, one of his sponsors and a member of the
Peary Arctic Club
The Peary Arctic Club was an American-based Club (organization), club with the goal of promoting the Arctic expeditions of Robert Peary (1856–1920).
This association of influential persons was able to overcome the opposition of the U.S. Nav ...
.
[Bjarne Grønnow & Jens Fog Jensen''The Northernmost Ruins of the Globe: Eigil Knuth's Archaeological Investigations in Peary Land and Adjacent Areas of High Arctic Greenland,'' p. 222]
Geography
Sands Fjord opens to the north about to the WSW of
Cape Morris Jesup
Cape Morris Jesup () is a headland in Peary Land, Greenland.
Geography
Cape Morris Jesup is the northernmost point of mainland Greenland, the northernmost point of any mainland, and the northernmost land point on Earth except for the small isl ...
and about to the east of
Benedict Fjord
Benedict Fjord is a fjord in Peary Land, northern Greenland. To the north, the fjord opens into the Lincoln Sea of the Arctic Ocean.
The fjord was named by Robert Peary in honor of New York banker and yachtsman E. C. Benedict, one of the promin ...
. The fjord is limited by
Gertrud Rask Land on its western side.
It stretches in a roughly south–north direction for about with its mouth opening to the Lincoln sea.
GoogleEarth
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is the headland on the western side of the mouth of Sands Fjord. The fjord is flanked by mountains on both sides, reaching a height of . The
MacMillan Glacier discharges at its head.
[''Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute,'' p. 96] Helvetia Tinde, the highest mountain of the
Roosevelt Range
The Roosevelt Range or Roosevelt Mountains () is a mountain range in Northern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park. Its highest peak is the highest point in Peary Land.
Located about from the N ...
, rises about SSW of the head of the fjord.
Crossing North Peary Land in Summer 1953
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See also
*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 ...
*Peary Land
Peary Land is a peninsula in northern Greenland, extending into the Arctic Ocean. It reaches from Victoria Fjord in the west to Independence Fjord in the south and southeast, and to the Arctic Ocean in the north, with Cape Morris Jesup, the nor ...
References
External links
Crossing North Peary Land in Summer 1953
Fjords of Greenland
Peary Land
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