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Jewell Fjord

Coordinates: 83°9′N 43°30′W / 83.150°N 43.500°W / 83.150; -43.500
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Jewell Fjord
Jewell Fjord is located in Greenland
Jewell Fjord
Jewell Fjord
Location in Greenland
LocationArctic
Coordinates83°9′N 43°30′W / 83.150°N 43.500°W / 83.150; -43.500
Ocean/sea sourcesLincoln Sea
Basin countriesGreenland
Max. length30 km (19 mi)
Max. width5 km (3.1 mi)
FrozenAll year round
SettlementsUninhabited

Jewell Fjord, also known as "Jewell Inlet", is a fjord in Peary Land, northern Greenland. To the northwest, the fjord opens into the Lincoln Sea of the Arctic Ocean. It is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.

History

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The fjord is named after US Sgt. Winfield Scott Jewell (1850–1884), meteorologist[1] and member of the ill-fated Lady Franklin Bay Expedition led by Arctic explorer Lt. Adolphus Greely. Jewell died of starvation and exposure during the expedition. His body was later recovered.[2][3]

Geography

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Jewell Fjord opens to the northwest to the Lincoln Sea on the shore of Nansen Land, southwest of Gardiner Fjord and northeast of Mascart Sound.[4] Its mouth is located to the east of Distant Cape and west of Low Pynt.[5] There are three glaciers discharging at its head. The sea in the area is almost permanently covered by ice.[6]

Map of Northern Ellesmere Island and far Northern Greenland.
Robert Peary's 1903 Northern Greenland map section showing "Jewell Inlet".

See also

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References

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  1. ^ GENI - Sgt. Winfield Scott Jewell
  2. ^ Members of the Greely Expedition
  3. ^ International Polar Expedition, Adolphus Washington Greely, Report on the Proceedings of the United States Expedition to Lady Franklin Bay, Grinnel Land, Volume 1
  4. ^ "De Long Fjord". Mapcarta. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  5. ^ GoogleEarth
  6. ^ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 95
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