G.B. Schley Fjord

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G.B. Schley Fjord
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G.B. Schley Fjord
Location in Greenland
Location Arctic
Coordinates 82°51′N25°0′W / 82.850°N 25.000°W / 82.850; -25.000 Coordinates: 82°51′N25°0′W / 82.850°N 25.000°W / 82.850; -25.000
River sourcesSpøttrup Elv
Ocean/sea sources Wandel Sea
Basin  countries Greenland
Max. length30 km (19 mi)
Max. width1.5 km (0.93 mi)
Settlementsnone

G.B. Schley Fjord is a fjord in Peary Land, northern Greenland. To the east, the fjord opens into the Wandel Sea of the Arctic Ocean.

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The fjord was named by Robert Peary after G.B. Schley, one of the founding members of the Peary Arctic Club in New York. [1]

Geography

The fjord opens to the northeast to the west of Wyckoff Land between Cape Isak Glückstadt to the NW and Cape Clarence Wyckoff to the east. It marks the northern limit of Herluf Trolle Land. [2] [3] Hans Egede Land extends to the west of the western shore of the fjord. The mouth is located to the southeast of the mouth of Frederick E. Hyde Fjord and northwest of Hellefisk Fjord. [4]

The Spøttrup Elv river discharges its waters at the head of the fjord. Ormen is a fjord branch on the middle stretch of the western shore of G.B. Schley Fjord. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ How Did Frederick E. Hyde Fjord Get Its Name?
  2. ↑ Geographical Items on North Greenland - Encyclopedia Arctica 14
  3. ↑ "G. B. Schley Fjord". Mapcarta. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  4. ↑ GoogleEarth
  5. ↑ Nunat Aqqi; Stednavne
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