Hendrik Island

Hendrik Island is an island in far northern Greenland. Its area is 583 km2.[1] It is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.

Hendrik Island
Native name:
Hendrik Ø
Map of Hendrik Island
Hendrik Island is located in Greenland
Hendrik Island
Hendrik Island
Location of Hendrik Island in Greenland
EtymologyNamed after Arctic explorer Hendrik Olsen
Geography
LocationLincoln Sea
Coordinates82°03′N 52°46′W
Area583 km2 (225 sq mi)
Area rank14th largest in Greenland
Length46 km (28.6 mi)
Width8 km (5 mi)
Highest elevation1,152 m (3780 ft)
Administration
Unincorporated areaNE Greenland National Park
Demographics
Population0 (2021)
Pop. density0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsnone

The island is named after Inuit Arctic explorer Hendrik Olsen, who was a member of Knud Rasmussen's Second Thule Expedition 1916–1917.

Geography

Hendrik Island is a large coastal island located east of Nyeboe Land, between Saint George Fjord to the west and Sherard Osborn Fjord to the east. Its southern end faces the mouth of Hartz Sound, off the Warming Land Peninsula. The northernmost headland of the island is Dragon Point. Smaller Castle Island lies in Saint Andrew Bay off the northeastern shore of Hendrik Island.

The island is largely unglaciated except for small glaciers. It is mountainous, with a peak at its northern end reaching 1152 m. The sea around the island is rarely free from ice.[2]

Map of the Lincoln Sea area.

See also

References

  1. "Hendrik Ø". Mapcarta. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  2. Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 94


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