Siorapaluup Kangerlua, also known as Robertson Fjord and Robertson Bay, is a fjord in northern Greenland. To the southwest, the fjord opens into the Murchison Sound of the Baffin Bay.[1] Administratively it belongs to the Avannaata municipality.
Siorapaluup Kangerlua
Robertson Fjord
View of the northern shore of the fjord with the houses of Siorapaluk.
In 1920 a spot in the shore of the fjord was chosen by Lauge Koch as a base during his expedition to Peary Land further north.[2]
Geographyedit
Siorapaluup Kangerlua, together with MacCormick Fjord close to the east, is one of the two main indentations of the northern side of the Murchison Sound. It runs in a roughly NE/SW direction with its mouth southeast of Cape Robertson, beyond the western end of the Inglefield Gulf and south of the unnamed fjord where the Morris Jesup Glacier has its terminus.[3]
The waters of the fjord are very deep. There are impressive cliffs lining the fjord's shores near its head, where the Meehan Glacier and the Verhoeff Glacier discharge from the Greenland Ice Sheet. The terminus of the Verhoeff Glacier is an almost 30 m (98 ft) high wall of ice on the eastern side of the head of the fjord.[4]
siorapaluup, kangerlua, also, known, robertson, fjord, robertson, fjord, northern, greenland, southwest, fjord, opens, into, murchison, sound, baffin, administratively, belongs, avannaata, municipality, robertson, fjordview, northern, shore, fjord, with, house. Siorapaluup Kangerlua also known as Robertson Fjord and Robertson Bay is a fjord in northern Greenland To the southwest the fjord opens into the Murchison Sound of the Baffin Bay 1 Administratively it belongs to the Avannaata municipality Siorapaluup KangerluaRobertson FjordView of the northern shore of the fjord with the houses of Siorapaluk Siorapaluup KangerluaLocation in GreenlandLocationArcticCoordinates77 44 N 70 44 W 77 733 N 70 733 W 77 733 70 733Ocean sea sourcesMurchison SoundBaffin BayBasin countriesGreenlandMax length32 km 20 mi Max width9 km 5 6 mi The settlement of Siorapaluk is located in the northern shore of the fjord Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editIn 1920 a spot in the shore of the fjord was chosen by Lauge Koch as a base during his expedition to Peary Land further north 2 Geography editSiorapaluup Kangerlua together with MacCormick Fjord close to the east is one of the two main indentations of the northern side of the Murchison Sound It runs in a roughly NE SW direction with its mouth southeast of Cape Robertson beyond the western end of the Inglefield Gulf and south of the unnamed fjord where the Morris Jesup Glacier has its terminus 3 The waters of the fjord are very deep There are impressive cliffs lining the fjord s shores near its head where the Meehan Glacier and the Verhoeff Glacier discharge from the Greenland Ice Sheet The terminus of the Verhoeff Glacier is an almost 30 m 98 ft high wall of ice on the eastern side of the head of the fjord 4 nbsp Map of Northwestern Greenland nbsp 19th century map of the Inglefield Gulf See also editList of fjords of Greenland Siorapaluk HeliportReferences edit GoogleEarth Spencer Apollonio Lands That Hold One Spellbound A Story of East Greenland 2008 p 141 Robertson Fjord Mapcarta Retrieved 11 May 2019 Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute p 88External links editLittle Auk hunting in the Thule area Greenland Seabird harvest Coastline from Robertson fjord to Foulke Fjord BirdLife Data Zone Lauge Koch pioneer geo explorer of Greenland s far north jstor nbsp This article about a fjord in Greenland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Siorapaluup Kangerlua amp oldid 1030307515, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
