[1] Robert Peary did not explore the Frederick E. Hyde Fjord owing to thick fog at its mouth.

The inner fjord branches were mapped and named by Lauge Koch in the course of aerial surveys from the 1920s onwards.

The fjord is roughly oriented in a north–south direction and is nearly 20 km (12 mi) in length.

[3] Flowing northwards to the east of the Hans Tausen Ice Cap, the Ymer Glacier discharges at the head of the fjord.

To the east of Odin Fjord lies the Heimdal Ice Cap.