Röhss Fjord (also spelled Røhss Fjord, Röhs Fjord or Røss Fjord) is a fjord in northeastern Greenland. It lies within the Northeast Greenland National Park.
Geography Röhss Fjord runs east–west and almost divides Gletscherland into two parts. It is one of three branches at the western end of Kempe Fjord, part of the King Oscar Fjord system; the other two are Dickson Fjord and Rhedin Fjord. The fjord is about long and wide, and lies roughly north-northwest of Ittoqqortoormiit.
History The fjord was named Röhss' Fjord by Alfred Gabriel Nathorst's 1899 expedition. The name honours Johan Anders August Röhss (1836–1904), a Swedish merchant who contributed 5,000 kronor to the expedition's finances. Röhss was a successful merchant and an important figure in the social life of Gothenburg.
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