Store Koldewey
Store Koldewey, meaning 'Big Koldewey', is the largest of the Koldewey Islands in King Frederick VIII Land, northeastern Greenland.
Native name: Store Koldewey | |
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Map of Store Koldewey | |
  Store Koldewey Location of Hovgaard Island in Greenland | |
| Etymology | Named after polar explorer Carl Koldewey |
| Geography | |
| Location | Greenland Sea |
| Coordinates | 76°22′N 18°51′W |
| Archipelago | Koldewey Islands |
| Adjacent to | Dove Bay |
| Area | 654 km2 (253 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 15th largest in Greenland |
| Length | 65 km (40.4 mi) |
| Width | 10 km (6 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 971 m (3186 ft) |
| Highest point | Mount Saint Petersburg |
| Administration | |
| Unincorporated area | NE Greenland National Park |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2021) |
| Pop. density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | none |
History
The island was visited by the Second German North Polar Expedition 1869–70, led by Carl Koldewey and referred to as Grosse Koldewey Insel in the astronomy section of the expedition report, but this may not have been intended as a formal name.
The present island was shown on Koldewey's maps as three islands. However, the 1906–08 Danmark Expedition showed them to be connected and called the island Store Koldewey. Lille Koldewey is a smaller island to the northeast of its northern end.
Geography
Store Koldewey is the largest of the Koldewey Islands. It is a long and narrow island separating the Dove Bay to the west from the Greenland Sea. Between the island and the mainland —the Germanialand Peninsula— in the north there is a narrow sound and Lille Koldewey (Little Koldewey), a small double island, as well as some rocks.[1] The southernmost headland of the island is Cape Alf Trolle.[2]
 1870 map of the Northern Portion of Eastern Greenland showing coastal islands |
 Map of Northeastern Greenland section. |