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 | |
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 Map of Northeastern Greenland | |
  Hellefisk Fjord Location in Greenland | |
| Location | Arctic |
| Coordinates | 82°48′N 23°48′W / 82.800°N 23.800°W |
| Ocean/sea sources | Wandel Sea |
| Basin countries | Greenland |
| Max. length | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.5 km (0.93 mi) |
This fjord is named after the Greenland halibut (Danish: Hellefisk).
Geography
editThe Hellefisk Fjord opens in the NNE of Herluf Trolle Land to the east of Wyckoff Land, southwest of Cape Clarence Wyckoff, west of which there is a small bay with an island off Cape Henry Parish. Its mouth is located to the southeast of the mouth of G.B. Schley Fjord.[1] 853 metres (2,799 ft) high Mount Clarence Wyckoff rises to the east of the eastern shore of the fjord.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ GoogleEarth
- ^ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 129
External links
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