Castle Island (Greenland)
Castle Island (Danish: Castle Ø) is an island in far northern Greenland.[1] Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
Native name: Castle Ø | |
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Map of Castle Island | |
  Castle Island Location of Castle Island in Greenland | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Lincoln Sea |
| Coordinates | 82°11′N 52°53′W |
| Area | 47.6 km2 (18.4 sq mi) |
| Length | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
| Width | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 660 m (2170 ft) |
| Administration | |
Greenland | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Geography
Castle Island is located in Saint Andrew Bay, east of Hendrik Island, in the mouth area of Sherard Osborn Fjord. It is separated from Hendrik Island by a 5 kilometres (3 miles) wide sound. The northernmost headland of the island is Cape Cleveland and the southernmost Cape Gray.[2]
The island is unglaciated with two lakes between two mountain ridges.[3] The peak in its eastern end reaches 660 metres (2,165 feet). The sea around the island is rarely free from ice.[4]
 Map of the Lincoln Sea area. |
See also
References
- "Castle Ø". Mapcarta. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- Greenland Pilot - Danish Geodata Agency
- Sven Hedin Firn, Army Map Service, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Greenland 1:250,000
- Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 94
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