Weyprecht Fjord

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Weyprecht Fjord
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Weyprecht Fjord
Location in Greenland
Location Arctic
Coordinates 83°12′N39°0′W / 83.200°N 39.000°W / 83.200; -39.000 Coordinates: 83°12′N39°0′W / 83.200°N 39.000°W / 83.200; -39.000
Ocean/sea sources Lincoln Sea
Basin  countries Greenland
Max. length50 km (31 mi)
Max. width7 km (4.3 mi)
FrozenAll year round
SettlementsUninhabited

Weyprecht Fjord is a fjord in Peary Land, northern Greenland. To the northwest, the fjord opens into the Lincoln Sea of the Arctic Ocean. It is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.

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The fjord is named after Austro-Hungarian Arctic explorer Karl Weyprecht.

Geography

Weyprecht Fjord is located east of the De Long Fjord. It opens to the northwest east of Hazenland and to the west of Lockwood Island with the Conger Sound branching east of the island separating it from Roosevelt Land. [1] Its mouth is located between Cape Hommock and Cape Christiansen. [2]

In its inner part, by Moa Island, Harder Fjord opens into Weyprecht Fjord, extending eastwards. It forms the northern limit of Amundsen Land to the southeast and at its head is a valley running eastwards north of which rises the Roosevelt Range. The sea in the area is almost permanently covered by ice. [3]

See also

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References

  1. "Weyprecht Fjord". Mapcarta. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  2. GoogleEarth
  3. Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 95