For the Norwegian TV series, see Hellfjord. For the fjord in Norway, see Hellfjorden (Vesterålen).

Hellefjord is a fjord in King Frederick VIII Land, northeastern Greenland.

History

Hellefjord was named by the 1906-1908 Denmark expedition, after the German word for "light", in contrast with the "dark" Mørkefjord to the north.[2]

Geography

This fjord is located in Daniel Bruun Land, east of Danmarkshavn. There are two parallel fjords to the north of it, Mørkefjord and Sælsøen, a lake with a fjord structure.[3] It runs from east to west for nearly 30 km. Its mouth is in northern Dove Bay.[1]

Map of Northeastern Greenland.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b GoogleEarth
  2. ^ Catalogue of place names in northern East Greenland, Geological Survey of Denmark (GEUS)
  3. ^ "Hellefjord". Mapcarta. Retrieved 20 February 2019.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellefjord
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