Ormen (Greenland)

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Ormen
Location in Greenland
Location Arctic
Coordinates 82°53′N25°22′W / 82.883°N 25.367°W / 82.883; -25.367 Coordinates: 82°53′N25°22′W / 82.883°N 25.367°W / 82.883; -25.367
River sourcesunnamed
Ocean/sea sources G.B. Schley Fjord
Wandel Sea
Basin  countries Greenland
Max. length9 km (5.6 mi)
Max. width1.3 km (0.81 mi)

Ormen is a fjord in Peary Land, northern Greenland. Administratively the fjord belongs to the Northeast Greenland National Park. [1]

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Geography

The fjord is located in the eastern part of Hans Egede Land. It opens to the northeast in the middle stretch of the northwestern shore of G.B. Schley Fjord. [2] [3] [4]

An unnamed river discharges its waters at the head of the fjord. The area is uninhabited. [5]

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