Robert Peary's 1903 Northern Greenland map section showing "Independence Bay", Academy Land, Peary Channel and other geographical features he mapped in the area.
Independence Fjord or Independence Sound is a large fjord or sound in the eastern part of northern Greenland. It is about 200 km (120 mi) long and up to 30 km (19 mi) wide. Its mouth, opening to the Wandel Sea of the Arctic Ocean is located at 82°15′N21°54′W / 82.250°N 21.900°W / 82.250; -21.900.
In the area around Independence Fjord there are traces of two paleo-Eskimo cultures that were named Independence I culture and Independence II culture after the fjord.
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IndependenceFjord or Independence Sound is a large fjord or sound in the eastern part of northern Greenland. It is about 200 km (120 mi) long and up...
when Independence I culture disappeared, and, therefore, there is a margin of uncertainty with the dates. The culture is named after IndependenceFjord, which...
extending into the Arctic Ocean. It reaches from Victoria Fjord in the west to IndependenceFjord in the south and southeast, and to the Arctic Ocean in...
and south of the IndependenceFjord. The Independence II culture existed in roughly the same areas of Greenland as the Independence I culture, which became...
geography, a fjord or fiord (/ˈfjɔːrd, fiːˈɔːrd/ ) is a long, narrow sea inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Fjords exist on the coasts...
would lead them to Gletscher Cape and Navy Cliff — at the head of IndependenceFjord. Meanwhile the other team — with Johan Peter Koch, Aage Bertelsen...
the Frigg Fjord settlement. The area around the shores of Frigg Fjord was inhabited by the Independence I culture and later the Independence II culture...
Greenland of 1891–1892, he was much better prepared, and by reaching IndependenceFjord in what is now known as Peary Land, he proved conclusively that Greenland...
unexplored fjord. The delay would eventually lead the three men to their death as they pressed westward along the southern shore of IndependenceFjord instead...
based on the panorama that he saw from Navy Cliff, at the head of IndependenceFjord, but did not explore the area. In 1912 Knud Rasmussen, during his...
located on the northern side of IndependenceFjord, at the southwestern end of Melville Land. Jørgen Brønlund Fjord lies to the west of this headland...
Eastern Settlement, the Western Settlement, and the Middle Settlement—on fjords near the southwestern tip of the island. They shared the island with the...
arriving from the north, through what is now known as Peary Land and IndependenceFjord, to be surpassed by the Dorset culture. The Norse would have been...
mountainous hinterland of the peninsula which rises to the north of IndependenceFjord. There are ancient archaeological remains in the area, including the...
ill-fated team went west to map the IndependenceFjord. Located roughly 70 km from the mouth of the Nioghalvfjerd Fjord, to the ENE of the Norske Islands...
Thule people) Independence II culture (700 – 80 BCE) Northern and northeastern Greenland from around, north and south of the IndependenceFjord. Presumably...
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