Naresland

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Naresland
MODIS satellite image of North Greenland with Naresland to the northwest
MODIS satellite image of North Greenland with Naresland in the northwest
Waters Lincoln lake
Geographical location 82 ° 25 ′  N , 46 ° 6 ′  W Coordinates: 82 ° 25 ′  N , 46 ° 6 ′  W
Naresland (Greenland)
Naresland
length 75 km
width 30 km
surface 1 466  km²
Highest elevation Blåfjeld
1067  m
Residents uninhabited
Map of North Greenland with Naresland in the northwest
Map of North Greenland with Naresland in the northwest

Naresland ( Danish Nares Land ) is the eighth largest island in Greenland with an area of ​​1466 km² and the largest island off the north coast of this autonomous nation. Administratively it belonged to the province of Avannaa ("North Greenland") until the end of 2008 , and since 2009 to the non-parish area of the Northeast Greenland National Park .

The island is named after the British navigator and polar explorer Sir George Nares , who was the first to pass from Baffin Bay into the Arctic Ocean .

geography

Naresland is located a few kilometers off the northwest coast of Greenland in the Lincoln Sea , a marginal sea of ​​the Arctic Ocean. The island is about 75 km long and up to 30 km wide; its highest point is given as 1067 meters above sea level. Naresland is surrounded by pack ice almost all year round.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b UNEP Islands (English)