Weyprecht Fjord
{{Short description|Fjord in Greenland}}
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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.
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.{{cite web|url=https://mapcarta.com/19183118|title=Weyprecht Fjord|work=Mapcarta|accessdate=18 March 2019}} Its mouth is located between Cape Hommock and Cape Christiansen.GoogleEarth
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.Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 95
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.nature.com/articles/104453a0 Exploration of Northern Greenland]
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