Île-de-France (Greenland)
Qeqertaq Prins Henrik | |
|---|---|
 | |
  Île-de-France | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Greenland Sea |
| Coordinates | 77°46′N 17°53′W / 77.767°N 17.883°WCoordinates: 77°46′N 17°53′W / 77.767°N 17.883°W |
| Area | 246.1 km2 (95.0 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
| Zone | Northeast Greenland National Park |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Île-de-France is an uninhabited island of the Greenland Sea, Greenland. The island has an area of 246.1 km ² and a shoreline of 71.9 kilometres.[1] It lies off the southern part of Jokel Bay and southeast of the Danske Islands.[2]
Skaer Fjord is located southwest of Île-de-France's southern end. It is a broad fjord or bay with several arms extending westwards from it.[3]
History[]
This island was named in 1905 by the Duke of Orléans during his when he explored parts of the northeastern coast of Greenland on ship Belgica.[4][5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ UNEP
- ^ Place names, NE Greenland
- ^ "Skaerfjorden". Mapcarta. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ Barr, William (2010). "The Arctic voyages of Louis-Philippe-Robert, Duc d'Orléans". Polar Record. 46 (1): 21–43. doi:10.1017/S0032247409008377. S2CID 129100092.
- ^ Catalogue of place names in northern East Greenland, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
 | This Greenland location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
Categories:
- Uninhabited islands of Greenland
- Greenland geography stubs