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Bessel Fjord

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Location
  
Basin countries
  
Max. width
  
4 km (2.5 mi)

Country
  
Greenland

Ocean/sea sources
  
Max. length
  
53 km (33 mi)

Frozen
  
Most of the year

Ocean/sea source
  
Bessel Fjord

Bessel Fjord is a fjord in northeastern Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the NE Greenland National Park area.

Contents

Map of Bessel Fjord, Greenland

Geography

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.

References

Bessel Fjord Wikipedia


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