Mørkefjord
Mørkefjord, meaning in Danish "The dark fjord,"[2] is a fjord in King Frederick VIII Land, northeastern Greenland.
| Mørkefjord | |
|---|---|
| Vigfusdalfjord | |
 Mørkefjord on the left, Sælsøen on the right | |
  Mørkefjord Location in Greenland | |
| Location | Northeast Greenland |
| Coordinates | 76°56′55″N 20°59′21″W |
| Ocean/sea sources | Dove Bay, Greenland Sea |
| Basin countries | Greenland |
| Max. length | 30 km (19 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.5 km (0.93 mi) |
| References | [1] |
History
Mørkefjord was named by the 1906-1908 Denmark expedition, which established a second weather station at Mørkefjord, in order to compare meteorological observations data with those taken at Danmarkshavn .[3] It had also been known as Vigfusdalfjord.[4]
The 1938–1939 Mørkefjord expedition was named after it. They built their base hut and repaired their ship "Gamma" at a place by the fjord's shores.
There are remains of Inuit sites at the mouth of the fjord.[5]
Geography
This fjord is located east of Danmarkshavn in Daniel Bruun Land. There are two parallel fjords close to it, Hellefjord to the south, and Sælsøen, a lake with a fjord structure, to the north.[6] It runs from east to west for about 30 km. There is a small branch on its southern shore. Kalvenø island is located off its mouth in northern Dove Bay.[1]
Bibliography
- Spencer Apollonio, Lands That Hold One Spellbound: A Story of East Greenland, 2008
See also
References
- GoogleEarth
- Greenland Pilot; Explanations of the place names
- Spencer Apollonio, Lands That Hold One Spellbound: A Story of East Greenland, 2008, p. 118
- Higgins, Anthony K. (2010-12-21). "Exploration history and place names of northern East Greenland" (PDF). Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin. Copenhagen, Denmark: Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS). 21: 1–368. ISSN 1604-8156. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
- Spencer Apollonio, Lands That Hold One Spellbound: A Story of East Greenland, 2008, p. 258
- "Mørkefjord". Mapcarta. Retrieved 20 February 2019.