Bredefjord

For the fjord in SW Greenland, see Ikersuaq.

Bredefjord is a fjord in northeastern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone.

Bredefjord
Bredefjord Location in Greenland
Location	Arctic
Coordinates	75°35′N 21°45′W
Ocean/sea sources	Greenland Sea
Basin countries	Greenland
Max. length	40 km (25 mi)
Max. width	4 km (2.5 mi)

Tundra climate prevails in the area of the fjord, the average annual temperature in the area being -14°C . The warmest month is July when the average temperature rises to 1°C and the coldest is January with -23°C.^[1]

Geography

Bredefjord is oriented in a roughly NW/SE direction and its mouth opens at the junction with the Smallefjord from the west into the Ardencaple Fjord, Hochstetter Bay, Greenland Sea.^[2] The large Stormgletscher and Ejnar Mikkelsen glaciers form a confluence at its head.^[3]

Norlund Land, part of Queen Margrethe II Land, lies to the north of the fjord and C. H. Ostenfeld Land to the south.^[4]

Map of Northeastern Greenland.

See also

• List of fjords of Greenland