Jewell Fjord, also known as "Jewell Inlet", is a fjord in Peary Land, northern Greenland. To the northwest, the fjord opens into the Lincoln Sea of the Arctic Ocean. It is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park. History The fjord is named after US Sgt. Winfield Scott Jewell (1850–1884), meteorologistGENI - Sgt. Winfield Scott Jewell and member of the ill-fated Lady Franklin Bay Expedition led by Arctic explorer Lt. Adolphus Greely. Jewell died of starvation and exposure during the expedition. His body was later recovered.Members of the Greely ExpeditionInternational Polar Expedition, Adolphus Washington Greely, Report on the Proceedings of the United States Expedition to Lady Franklin Bay, Grinnel Land, Volume 1
Geography Jewell Fjord opens to the northwest to the Lincoln Sea on the shore of Nansen Land, southwest of Gardiner Fjord and northeast of Mascart Sound. Its mouth is located to the east of Distant Cape and west of Low Pynt.GoogleEarth There are three glaciers discharging at its head. The sea in the area is almost permanently covered by ice.Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 95
See also List of fjords of Greenland Peary Land
References
External links GNET GPS Station Jewell Fjord - Isaaffik Exploration of Northern Greenland Arctic Field Projects