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Ormen (Greenland)

Coordinates: 82°53′N 25°22′W / 82.883°N 25.367°W / 82.883; -25.367
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Ormen
ONC map of Northern Ellesmere Island and far Northern Greenland.
Ormen is located in Greenland
Ormen
Ormen
Location in Greenland
LocationArctic
Coordinates82°53′N 25°22′W / 82.883°N 25.367°W / 82.883; -25.367
River sourcesunnamed
Ocean/sea sourcesG.B. Schley Fjord
Wandel Sea
Basin countriesGreenland
Max. length9 km (5.6 mi)
Max. width1.3 km (0.81 mi)

Ormen is a fjord in Peary Land, northern Greenland. Administratively the fjord belongs to the Northeast Greenland National Park.[1]

Geography

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The fjord is located in the eastern part of Hans Egede Land. It opens to the northeast in the middle stretch of the northwestern shore of G.B. Schley Fjord.[2][3][4]

An unnamed river discharges its waters at the head of the fjord. The area is uninhabited.[5]

See also

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