Milne Land

Milne Land or Milneland is a large island in eastern Greenland. It is the third largest island of Greenland, after the main island of Greenland and Disko Island. It is named after British admiral David Milne.

Milne Land
Milne Land seen from space
Map of Milne Land
Milne Island is located in Greenland
Milne Island
Milne Island
Location of Milne Land in Greenland
EtymologyNamed after British admiral David Milne
Geography
LocationScoresby Sound
Coordinates70°41′N 26°45′W
ArchipelagoMilneland Archipelago
Adjacent toGreenland Sea
Area3,913 km2 (1,511 sq mi)
Area rank3rd largest in Greenland
140th largest in world
Length113 km (70.2 mi)[1]
Width45 km (28 mi)
Highest elevation2,110 m (6920 ft)[2]
Highest pointUnnamed
Administration
MunicipalitySermersooq
Demographics
Population0 (2021)
Pop. density0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsnone

This island is popular among climbers.[3]

Geography

The island is 113 km (70 mi) long from Moræne Point in the southwest to Bregne Point in the northeast, up to 45 km (28 mi) wide, and 3,913 km2 (1,511 sq mi) in area. It is part of an archipelago, which includes Storo and Sorte Island in the Northwest, Denmark Island in the south, and the Bjorne Islands in the northeast. Cape Leslie is Milneland's southeastern headland.[4]

Milne Land is separated from the Renland peninsula in the north by the 6 to 10 km (6.2 mi) wide Ofjord, from the Gaaseland peninsula in the south by the 4 to 6 km (3.7 mi) wide Fonfjord, and from the mainland coast in the west by the 4 to 14 km (8.7 mi) wide Rode Fjord.

Jameson Land, the large peninsula in the east with the settlement of Ittoqqortoormiit on its southern coast, is located more than 40 km (25 mi) away across the Scoresby Sound.

Map of NE Greenland and Iceland.
A superior mirage of sea ice and land near Milne Land.

See also

References
  1. Scoresby Sund, Encyclopædia Britannica on-line
  2. Arctic DEM, Polar Geospatial Center
  3. Eventyr, Milne Land, Pt. 1,295m, North Pillar
  4. "Milne Land". Mapcarta. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
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