Isfjord

For the fjord in western Greenland, see Ilulissat Icefjord. For other meanings, see Isfjorden.
Isfjord
Location
Location Arctic
Coordinates 73°18′N 26°28′W / 73.300°N 26.467°W / 73.300; -26.467Coordinates: 73°18′N 26°28′W / 73.300°N 26.467°W / 73.300; -26.467
Ocean/sea sources Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord
Greenland Sea
Basin countries Greenland
Max. length 50 km
Max. width 6 km

Isfjord, meaning 'Ice Fjord' in the Danish language, is a fjord in King Christian X Land, eastern Greenland. The Isfjord is part of the Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord complex[1] in the area of the Northeast Greenland National Park.

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.[2]

Map of Northeastern Greenland.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 120
  2. ↑ "Isfjord". Mapcarta. Retrieved 25 April 2016.

External links

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