Edward Island

Edward Island
Edvard Ø
Edward Island

Edward Island (Greenland)

Geography
Location Greenland Sea
Coordinates 76°37′N 21°20′W / 76.617°N 21.333°W / 76.617; -21.333Coordinates: 76°37′N 21°20′W / 76.617°N 21.333°W / 76.617; -21.333
Area 115.8 km2 (44.7 sq mi)
Length 14.4 km (8.95 mi)
Width 8.6 km (5.34 mi)
Coastline 53.5 km (33.24 mi)
Highest elevation 231 m (758 ft)
Administration
Zone Northeast Greenland National Park
Demographics
Population 0

Edward Island (Danish: Edvard Ø)[1] is an uninhabited island of the Greenland Sea, Greenland. The island is unglaciated.

Geography

Edward Island is a coastal island located east of Queen Louise Land, off Cape Stop, east of Borge Fjord and north of Godfred Hansen Island in the Dove Bay, northeastern Greenland.[2] The island has an area of 115.8 km2 (44.7 sq mi) and a shoreline of 53.5 km (33.2 mi).[3]

Map of Northeastern Greenland

See also

References

  1. "Edvard Ø". Mapcarta. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  2. Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 126
  3. UNEP


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