Hellefisk Fjord

Hellefisk Fjord (Danish: Hellefiskefjord) is a fjord in Peary Land, northern Greenland. To the northeast, the fjord opens into the Wandel Sea of the Arctic Ocean.

Hellefisk Fjord
Hellefiskefjord
Hellefisk Fjord
Location in Greenland
LocationArctic
Coordinates82°48′N 23°48′W
Ocean/sea sourcesWandel Sea
Basin countriesGreenland
Max. length11 km (6.8 mi)
Max. width1.5 km (0.93 mi)

This fjord is named after the Greenland halibut (Danish: Hellefisk).

Geography

The Hellefisk Fjord opens to the NNE to the east of Wyckoff Land, southeast of Cape Clarence Wyckoff.[1] Its mouth is located to the southeast of the mouth of G.B. Schley Fjord.[2]

Map of Northeastern Greenland

See also

References

  1. "Hellefiske Fjord". Mapcarta. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  2. GoogleEarth


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