| Frederick E. Hyde Fjord | |
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 Map of Far Northeastern Greenland | |
  Frederick E. Hyde Fjord Location in Greenland | |
| Location | Arctic |
| Coordinates | 83°04′N31°15′W / 83.067°N 31.250°W |
| Ocean/sea sources | Wandel Sea, Arctic Ocean |
| Basin countries | Greenland |
| Max. length | 140 km (87 mi) |
| Max. width | 7 km (4.3 mi) |
| Frozen | All year |
| Settlements | None |
Frederick E. Hyde Fjord is a fjord in Peary Land, far northern Greenland.
The fjord was named by Robert Peary during his 1900 expedition after Frederick Erastus Hyde, one of the founding members and first vice-president of the Peary Arctic Club in New York. [1] Peary did not explore the fjord owing to thick fog. The inner fjord branches were mapped and named by Lauge Koch in the course of aerial surveys from the 1920s onwards. [2]
The landscape of this desolate fjord caused an impression on Danish Arctic explorer Eigil Knuth:
The journey through Frederick E. Hyde Fjord was not only my greatest experience in Peary Land, but revealed the most beautiful scenery I have ever seen in Greenland. [3]
To the east Frederick E. Hyde Fjord opens into the Arctic Ocean with its mouth just to the north of Cape John Flagler and south of Cape Bridgman. [4] The fjord extends 95 km (59 mi) in a WSW direction until the Harebugt at its head. The Nordpasset is a glacial valley that extends a further 25 km (16 mi) in a WNW direction until the head of O.B. Boggild Fjord, part of the De Long Fjord complex. [5]
Freja Fjord, Thor Fjord and Odin Fjord are branches on the southern shore of the fjord, about 65 km (40 mi), 95 km (59 mi) and 120 km (75 mi) from its mouth respectively; smaller Citronen Fjord lies about 45 km (28 mi) from the mouth. [6] Frigg Fjord is an offshoot on the northern shore located 95 km (59 mi) from the mouth. [7]
The Roosevelt Range, the northernmost mountain range on earth, stretches from west to east on the northern side of the fjord along with its subranges. Hans Egede Land extends to the south of the fjord from its middle reaches to the mouth area. The 1,280 m (4,200 ft) high Nordkrone plateau is located on the southern side of Frederick E. Hyde Fjord. Nordkrone has many glaciers and is intersected by deep ravines with steep sides. 1,737 m (5,699 ft) high Wistar Bjerg, one of the highest points in Peary Land, rises above the fjord between the Freya and Thor fjords at the edge of the plateau. [8]
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 northernmost point of Greenland's mainland, and Cape Bridgman in the northeast.
Independence Fjord or Independence Sound is a large fjord or sound in the eastern part of northern Greenland. It is about 200 km (120 mi) long and up to 30 km (19 mi) wide. Its mouth, opening to the Wandel Sea of the Arctic Ocean is located at 82°15′N21°54′W.
Odin Fjord is a fjord in Peary Land, far northern Greenland.
Thor Fjord is a fjord in Peary Land, far northern Greenland.
Freja Fjord is a fjord in Peary Land, far northern Greenland.
Cape Bridgman is a headland in the Wandel Sea, Arctic Ocean, northeast Greenland.
Mount Wistar is a mountain in Peary Land, Northern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
Sands Fjord is a fjord in Peary Land, northern Greenland. To the north, the fjord opens into the Lincoln Sea of the Arctic Ocean. Administratively, it belongs to the Northeast Greenland National Park.
Benedict Fjord is a fjord in Peary Land, northern Greenland. To the north, the fjord opens into the Lincoln Sea of the Arctic Ocean.
Nordkrone is a mountainous area in Peary Land, Northern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
Frigg Fjord is a fjord in Peary Land, far northern Greenland.
Johannes V. Jensen Land is an area in Peary Land, Northern Greenland. Administratively it lies in the Northeast Greenland National Park zone. The area is remote and currently uninhabited.
Cape Harald Moltke is a headland in Peary Land, North Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
Citronen Fjord is a fjord in Peary Land, far northern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
Wyckoff Land is an area or peninsula in Peary Land, Northern Greenland.
Cape Clarence Wyckoff, also known as Cape Wyckoff, is a broad headland in the Wandel Sea, Arctic Ocean, northernmost Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
Cape John Flagler is a headland in the Wandel Sea, Arctic Ocean, northeast Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
Herluf Trolle Land is an area in Peary Land, North Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
The Nordpasset, meaning "North Pass" in Danish, is a glacial valley in Peary Land, Greenland. Administratively, it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
O.B. Bøggild Fjord is a fjord in Peary Land, far northern Greenland.
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