King Oscar Fjord
King Oscar Fjord (Danish: Kong Oscar Fjord; Greenlandic: Kangerluk Kong Oscar) is a fjord in East Greenland, marking the northern border of the Scoresby Land Peninsula.
| King Oscar Fjord | |
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| Kong Oscar Fjord | |
Ice floe near the shore in King Oscar Fjord | |
King Oscar Fjord Location within Greenland | |
| Coordinates | 72°22′N 24°00′W |
| Ocean/sea sources | Greenland Sea |
| Basin countries | Greenland |
| Max. length | 110 km (68 mi) |
| Max. width | 25 km (16 mi) |
It was named by A.G. Nathorst on his 1899 expedition as Konung Oscars Fjord for Oscar II, King of Sweden from 1872 to 1907 and of Norway from 1872 until 1905.
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