Benedict Fjord

Benedict Fjord
Map of Northern Ellesmere Island and far Northern Greenland.
Benedict Fjord is located in Greenland
Benedict Fjord
Benedict Fjord
Location in Greenland
LocationArctic
Coordinates83°27′N 36°50′W / 83.450°N 36.833°W / 83.450; -36.833
Ocean/sea sourcesLincoln Sea
Basin countriesGreenland
Max. length22 km (14 mi)
Max. width6 km (3.7 mi)
FrozenAll year round
Settlements0

Benedict Fjord is a fjord in Peary Land, northern Greenland. To the north, the fjord opens into the Lincoln Sea of the Arctic Ocean.

The fjord was named by Robert Peary in honor of New York banker and yachtsman E. C. Benedict, one of the prominent members of the Peary Arctic Club.[1]

  1. ^ Achton Friis et al. Im Grönlandeis mit Mylius-Erichsen: Die Danmark-Expedition 1906–1908, p. 384