Grise Fiord (Nunavut)

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Grise Fiord
Grise Fiord is located in Nunavut
Grise Fiord
Grise Fiord
Location in Nunavut
LocationEllesmere Island, Nunavut
Coordinates76°35′N 83°14′W / 76.583°N 83.233°W / 76.583; -83.233Coordinates: 76°35′N 83°14′W / 76.583°N 83.233°W / 76.583; -83.233
Ocean/sea sourcesJones Sound
Basin countriesCanada
SettlementsGrise Fiord

Grise Fiord[1] is a waterway on Ellesmere Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. Grise Fiord means "pig inlet" in Norwegian. Otto Sverdrup from Norway named it so during an expedition around 1900 because he thought the walrus in the area sounded like pigs. It feeds into Jones Sound and out into Baffin Bay. The Inuit community of Grise Fiord, the northernmost civilian settlement in Canada, is located at the south end of the fiord.

References[]

  1. ^ "Grise Fiord". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-06-15.


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