Nordenskiöld Bay, Novaya Zemlya

This article is about the fjord in Russia. For the fjord in Greenland, see Nordenskiöld Fjord. For the bay in Svalbard, see Nordenskiöld Bay.

Nordenskiöld Bay
Nordenskiöld Fjord
Залив Норденшельда (Russian)
Nordenskiöld Bay Location
Location	Far North
Coordinates	75°24′56″N 57°30′0″E
Ocean/sea sources	Barents Sea
Basin countries	Russia
Max. length	20 km (12 mi)
Max. width	6 km (3.7 mi)

Nordenskiöld Bay (Russian: Залив Норденшельда) or Nordenskiöld Fjord is a fjord on the Barents Sea coast of Severny Island in Novaya Zemlya, Russia. The fjord is named after Arctic explorer Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld.

Geography

The fjord opens to the northwest in the western coast of the island between Cape Maslennikov in the west and Cape Cherny in the north. It narrows about 10 km (6.2 mi) from its mouth, bending in a west/east direction. Three glaciers converge at the head of the fjord, discharging from the Severny Island ice cap and covering the inner fjord with ice. Mount Kruzenshtern is located near the fjord.[1]

See also

• List of fjords of Russia

References

1. "Zaliv Nordenshel'da". Mapcarta. Retrieved 10 April 2019.