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Fjord in Greenland
Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden
Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden is located in GreenlandNioghalvfjerdsfjordenNioghalvfjerdsfjordenLocation in Greenland
LocationArctic
Coordinates79°33′N 21°00′W / 79.550°N 21.000°W / 79.550; -21.000
Ocean/sea sourcesGreenland Sea
Basin countriesGreenland

Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden is a fjord located in King Frederick VIII Land, in Northeast Greenland National Park of northeastern Greenland. It is located at latitude 79° N (hence the name, which in Danish means "the fjord of seventy-nine") between Lambert Land and Hovgaard Island. The fjord was named by the Denmark expedition in April 1907. The 79° North Glacier, also called Nioghalvfjerdsbrae, drains into this fjord. The uninhabited Tobias Island is located 80 km east of the fjord.

In September 2020, satellite imagery showed that a big chunk of ice shattered into many small pieces from the last remaining ice shelf in Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden.

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References

  1. Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden Den Store Danske Encyklopædi
  2. "Climate change: Warmth shatters section of Greenland ice shelf". BBC. 14 September 2020.
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