De Long Fjord opens to the northwest east of
Nansen Land and to the west of
Weyprecht Fjord, separated from it by the island of
Hazenland. Its mouth is located to the south of the
Wild Sound and southeast of
Luigi Amadeo Island and
Cape Mohn, and south of
Hanne Island. The
Tjalfe Glacier discharges ice from the
Hans Tausen Ice Cap at its head. Although the islands in the fjord, as well as the peninsula flanking it, are unglaciated, the sea in the area is permanently covered by ice. The De Long Fjord is a fjord system with three branches separated by islands in its outer section: •
Brainard Sound in the west, between Nansen Land and
Borup Island (Borup Island). •
Thomas Thomsen Fjord (Qajuuttaq), between Borup Island and
MacMillan Island. •
Adolf Jensen Fjord, between the eastern end of MacMillan Island and the mainland. •
O.B. Bøggild Fjord in the inner part to the southeast, south of
Amundsen Land, with the
Nordpasset at its head. ==See also==