John Murray Island
John Murray Island, Danish John Murray Ø, is an uninhabited island in the far north of Greenland, in the Northeast Greenland National Park area.
Native name: John Murray Ø | |
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 Satellite image of the northern end of Greenland with John Murray Island centre left. | |
Map of John Murray Island | |
  John Murray Island Location of John Murray Island in Greenland | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Lincoln Sea |
| Coordinates | 82°46′N 48°42′W |
| Adjacent to | Arctic Ocean |
| Area | 143 km2 (55 sq mi) |
| Area rank | Top 50 largest in Greenland |
| Coastline | 47 km (29.2 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 799 m (2621 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Municipality | Northeast Greenland National Park |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2022) |
| Pop. density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Inuit |
Geography
John Murray Island is located off the mouth of J.P. Koch Fjord in the Lincoln Sea, to the west of Sverdrup Island and to the north of Nares Land. The island has an area of 120.9 km ² and a shoreline of 43.1 kilometres.[1] Beaumont Island lies 20 km to the west of the western end of the island.[2]
Illustrations
 Map of part of Ellesmere Island and far Northern Greenland. |
See also
References
- "UNEP". Archived from the original on 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
- "Beaumont Ø". Mapcarta. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
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