Hendrik Island

Hendrik Island
Native name: <span class="nickname" ">Hendrik Ø
Hendrik Island
Geography
Location Lincoln Sea
Coordinates 82°03′N 52°46′W / 82.050°N 52.767°W / 82.050; -52.767Coordinates: 82°03′N 52°46′W / 82.050°N 52.767°W / 82.050; -52.767
Area 583 km2 (225 sq mi)
Length 46 km (28.6 mi)
Width 8 km (5 mi)
Highest elevation 1,152 m (3,780 ft)
Administration
Greenland
Demographics
Population 0

Hendrik Island is an island in far northern Greenland. Its area is 583 km².[1] The island is named after Inuit Arctic explorer Hans Hendrik, who accompanied the surveyors of the Second Grinnell Expedition in mid 19th century.

Geography

Hendrik Island is a large coastal island located between Saint George Fjord to the west and Sherard Osburn Fjord to the east. Its southern end faces the mouth of Hartz Sound, off the Warming Land Peninsula. The northernmost headland of the island is Dragon Point. Smaller Castle Island lies in Saint Andrew Bay off the northeastern shore of Hendrik Island.

The island is largely unglaciated except for small glaciers. It is mountainous, with a peak at its northern end reaching 1152 m. The sea around the island is rarely free from ice.[2]

Map of the Lincoln Sea area.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hendrik Ø". Mapcarta. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 94
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