Nansen Fjord

Nansen Fjord
Location
Location Arctic
Coordinates 68°18′N 29°53′W / 68.300°N 29.883°W / 68.300; -29.883Coordinates: 68°18′N 29°53′W / 68.300°N 29.883°W / 68.300; -29.883
Ocean/sea sources Greenland Sea
Basin countries Greenland
Max. width 12 km (7.5 mi)

Nansen Fjord is a fjord in eastern Greenland. It is part of the Sermersooq municipality.

Geography

This fjord lies in an indented area of the eastern Greenland coast where there is a succession of rocky headlands with active glaciers in between. Its mouth lies between Cape J.A.D. Jensen on Sokongen Island to the west and Cape Nansen to the east.[1] Most of the fjord is filled by the Christian IV Glacier.[2]

Map of Greenland section.

References

  1. Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 110
  2. "Nansen Fjord". Mapcarta. Retrieved 11 April 2016.


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