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 is located in Greenland
Mørkefjord
Mørkefjord
Location in Greenland
LocationNortheast Greenland
Coordinates76°56′55″N 20°59′21″W / 76.94861°N 20.98917°W / 76.94861; -20.98917
Ocean/sea sourcesDove Bay, Greenland Sea
Basin countriesGreenland
Max. length30 km (19 mi)
Max. width1.5 km (0.93 mi)
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History

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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

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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]

 
Map of Northeastern Greenland.

Bibliography

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  • Spencer Apollonio, Lands That Hold One Spellbound: A Story of East Greenland, 2008

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b GoogleEarth
  2. ^ Greenland Pilot; Explanations of the place names
  3. ^ Spencer Apollonio, Lands That Hold One Spellbound: A Story of East Greenland, 2008, p. 118
  4. ^ Higgins, Anthony K. (2010-12-21). "Exploration history and place names of northern East Greenland" (PDF). Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin. 21. Copenhagen, Denmark: Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS): 1–368. ISSN 1604-8156. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
  5. ^ Spencer Apollonio, Lands That Hold One Spellbound: A Story of East Greenland, 2008, p. 258
  6. ^ "Mørkefjord". Mapcarta. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
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