Bessel Fjord | |
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Location | Arctic |
Coordinates | 75°59′N 21°10′W / 75.983°N 21.167°WCoordinates: 75°59′N 21°10′W / 75.983°N 21.167°W |
Ocean/sea sources | Greenland Sea |
Basin countries | Greenland |
Max. length | 53 km (33 mi) |
Max. width | 4 km (2.5 mi) |
Frozen | Most of the year |
Bessel Fjord is a fjord in northeastern Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the NE Greenland National Park area.
It stretches from west to east for about 53 km. Troms Island lies in its mouth in the Greenland Sea. This fjord marks the border between King Frederick VIII Land to the north and King Christian X Land to the south. It is located in Erik the Red's Land, in the Greenland Caledonites.Adolf S. Jensen Land lies north of the fjord and Queen Margrethe II Land (Dronning Margrethe II Land) to the south.