Hellefjord

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Hellefjord
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Hellefjord
Location in Greenland
LocationNortheast Greenland
Coordinates 76°51′35″N21°8′10″W / 76.85972°N 21.13611°W / 76.85972; -21.13611
Ocean/sea sources Dove Bay, Greenland Sea
Basin  countries Greenland
Max. length30 km (19 mi)
Max. width3.5 km (2.2 mi)
References [1]

Hellefjord is a fjord in King Frederick VIII Land, northeastern Greenland.

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History

Hellefjord was named by the 1906-1908 Denmark expedition, after the German word for "light", in contrast with the "dark" Mørkefjord to the north. [2]

Geography

This fjord is located in Daniel Bruun Land, east of Danmarkshavn. There are two parallel fjords to the north of it, Mørkefjord and Sælsøen, a lake with a fjord structure. [3] It runs from east to west for nearly 30 km. Its mouth is in northern Dove Bay. [1]

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Map of Northeastern Greenland.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 GoogleEarth
  2. Catalogue of place names in northern East Greenland, Geological Survey of Denmark (GEUS)
  3. "Hellefjord". Mapcarta. Retrieved 20 February 2019.