TheWandel Sea(Danish:Wandelhavet;also known asMcKinley Sea[2]) is a body of water in theArctic Ocean,stretching from northeast ofGreenlandtoSvalbard.It is obstructed by ice most of the year.
| Wandel Sea | |
|---|---|
 Western part of the Wandel Sea | |
  Wandel Sea | |
| Location | Arctic Ocean |
| Coordinates | 82°15′N17°00′W/ 82.250°N 17.000°W |
| Type | Sea |
| Basincountries | GreenlandandNorway |
| Max. length | 800 km (500 mi) |
| References | [1] |
This sea is named after Danishpolar explorerand hydrographer, Vice AdmiralCarl Frederick Wandel,who in the years 1895–96 explored the coastal waters of Greenland as part of the DanishIngolf Expedition.[3]
Geography
editThis arctic sea is located at82° north longitudeand21° west latitude.Seas farther north and northwest of the Wandel Sea were once frozen year-round but now may have open water in late summer, as of August 2018.[4]The Wandel Sea stretches westward as far asCape Morris Jesup.Further west is theLincoln Sea.In the south, it stretches toNordostrundingen.The Wandel Sea connects to theGreenland Seain the south through theFram Strait.
Independence FjordandFrederick E. Hyde Fjordare two great fjords of the far-northeast Greenland coast having their mouths in the Wandel Sea.[5]G.B. Schley FjordandHellefisk Fjordare smaller fjords located between both.
Islands include:Princess Thyra Island,the largest,Kaffeklubben Island,the northernmost, as well asPrincess Dagmar Island,located not far fromStation Nord,the only inhabited place in the area.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^J. P. Koch:Danmark-Ekspeditionens Kort(PDF; 4,66 MB). In:Geografisk Tidsskrift.Bd. 21, 1911–1912, p. 167–177 (in Danish)
- ^Seas of the WorldArchived2007-05-31 at theWayback Machine
- ^'Wandel Sea' in the Great Danish Encyclopaedia
- ^ftp://ftp-projects.cen.uni-hamburg.de/seaice/AMSR2/3.125km/
- ^Google Earth