Native name: Søren Norbyes Ø | |
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.jpg.webp) Aerial view of Jens Munk Island (left), view to the south | |
Map of Jens Munk Island | |
  Jens Munk Island Location of Jens Munk Island in Greenland | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Irminger Sea |
| Coordinates | 64°49′N 40°35′W / 64.817°N 40.583°W |
| Archipelago | Søren Norby Islands |
| Adjacent to | North Atlantic Ocean |
| Area | 471 km2 (182 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 17th largest in Greenland |
| Length | 61 km (37.9 mi) |
| Width | 7.6 km (4.72 mi) |
| Coastline | 186 km (115.6 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 756 m (2480 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Municipality | Sermersooq |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2021) |
| Pop. density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Inuit |
Jens Munk Island (Danish: Søren Norbyes Ø), uninhabited coastal island in eastern Greenland in the Sermersooq municipality. It is named after the Dano-Norwegian navigator and explorer Jens Munk. The island is the largest in the Søren Norby Islands archipelago.
Geography
The island is located on the southern side of Pikiulleq Bay and north of the Fridtjof Nansen Peninsula, separated from the mainland by a 45 km long sound named Kagssortoq (Kattertooq), which has a width ranging between 0.7 and 6.5 km. The southern part of the island is covered by an ice cap.
The island has an area of 470.7 km ² and a shoreline of 185.9 kilometres.[1] Its southernmost point is Cape Lovelorn, projecting from a steep 280 m high headland at the northern limit of Umivik Bay.[2]
 Map of Greenland section. |
See also
References
- ↑ UNEP Archived 2016-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 103