This large East Greenland fjord system lies between Cape Mackenzie and Cape Franklin
Region: The Arctic
Destinations: Greenland
This fjord system was named after the Austro-Hungarian emperor, Franz Joseph, who partially funded the expedition that first surveyed it: the Second German North Pole Expedition of 1869.
Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord branches about 100 km (62 miles) inland, then snakes in varying directions for about another 92 km (57 miles). The fjord’s mouth is in Foster Bay.
Title image by Troels Jacobsen.
11 Aug - 30 Aug, 2027
•Tripcode: RVR15-27
The Spitsbergen and Northeast Greenland cruise sails waters filled with breath-taking scenery. The expedition passes through areas that are home to seals, seabirds, whales, and polar bears.
20 Aug - 2 Sep, 2027
•Tripcode: PLA10-27
The Spitsbergen and Northeast Greenland cruise sails waters filled with breath-taking scenery. The expedition passes through areas that are home to seals, seabirds, whales, and polar bears, topped off with nighttime viewing of the Northern Lights.
24 Aug - 6 Sep, 2027
•Tripcode: OTL13-27
The Spitsbergen and Northeast Greenland cruise sails waters filled with breath-taking scenery. The expedition passes through areas that are home to seals, seabirds, whales, and polar bears, topped off with nighttime viewing of the Northern Lights.
6 Sep - 19 Sep, 2027
•Tripcode: OTL14-27
Venturing to the dramatic, rugged coastline of Northeast Greenland, you'll enter a world of whales, seabirds, and musk oxen before voyaging north through the most beautiful straits and fjords of this ancient Arctic frontier. Sea ice and landing opportunities...
