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Nansen Fjord

Coordinates: 68°18′N 29°53′W / 68.300°N 29.883°W / 68.300; -29.883
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Nansen Fjord
Nansen Fjord is located in Greenland
Nansen Fjord
Nansen Fjord
Location in Greenland
LocationArctic
Coordinates68°18′N 29°53′W / 68.300°N 29.883°W / 68.300; -29.883
Ocean/sea sourcesDenmark Strait
Basin countriesGreenland
Max. width12 kilometres (7.5 mi)

Nansen Fjord is a fjord in King Christian IX Land, Eastern Greenland. It is part of the Sermersooq municipality.

Geography

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This fjord lies in an indented area of the Blosseville Coast where there is a succession of rocky headlands with active glaciers in between. Its mouth lies between Cape J.A.D. Jensen on Sokongen Island to the west and Cape Nansen to the east.[1] Most of the fjord is filled by the Christian IV Glacier at its head.[2]

Map of Greenland section

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 110
  2. ^ "Nansen Fjord". Mapcarta. Retrieved 11 April 2016.