Conger Sound

Conger Sound (Danish: Conger Sund), also known as Conger Inlet,^[1] is a fjord in Peary Land, far northern Greenland.^[2][3]

Conger Sound
Conger Sund
Map of Northern Ellesmere Island and far Northern Greenland
Conger Sound Location in Greenland
Location	Arctic
Coordinates	83°25′N 39°40′W
Ocean/sea sources	Weyprecht Fjord Lincoln Sea
Basin countries	Greenland
Max. length	22 km (14 mi)
Max. width	4 km (2.5 mi)
Frozen	all year round
Settlements	none

The sound was first put on the map at the time of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition led by Adolphus Greely. It was named after U.S. Senator Omar D. Conger, a sponsor of the venture.

Geography

Conger Sound is a marine channel with a fjord structure, It is part of the Weyprecht Fjord system, extending for over 22 km (14 mi) in a roughly north / south direction to the east of Lockwood Island and west of Roosevelt Land.

It opens to the frozen Lincoln Sea in the north, between Cape Kane in the east and Cape Christiansen in the west. To the south it opens to the inner section of Weyprecht Fjord.^[1][4]

See also

• List of fjords of Greenland