Bessel Fjord
Bessel Fjord is a fjord in northeastern Greenland.[1] Administratively it belongs to the NE Greenland National Park area.
| Bessel Fjord | |
|---|---|
  Bessel Fjord Location | |
| Location | Arctic |
| Coordinates | 75°59′N 21°10′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 |
History
The area around the mouth of this fjord was referred to as "Bessel Bay" at the time of the 1869–70 Second German North Polar Expedition led by Carl Koldewey. It was named after German astronomer and director of the Königsberg university observatory Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (1784–1846). Later, the 1906–08 Denmark expedition applied the name to the fjord itself.[2]
This fjord marked the northern border of Erik the Red's Land in 1932–1933.[3]
Geography
Bessel Fjord stretches north of Norlund Land 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.[4] It is located in Erik the Red's Land, in the Greenland Caledonites.[5] Adolf S. Jensen Land lies north of the fjord and Queen Margrethe II Land (Dronning Margrethe II Land) to the south.[4]
See also
References
- "Bessel Fjord". Mapcarta. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- Place names, NE Greenland
- Spencer Apollonio, Lands That Hold One Spellbound: A Story of East Greenland, 2008
- Catalogue of place names in northern East Greenland, Geological Survey of Denmark (GEUS)
- A. K. Higgins; Jane A. Gilotti; M. Paul Smith (2008). The Greenland Caledonides: evolution of the northeast margin of Laurentia. Volume 202 of Memoir (Geological Society of America). Geological Society of America. p. 172. ISBN 978-0-8137-1202-4.