Dannebrog Island
Dannebrogsø | |
|---|---|
  Dannebrog Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | North Atlantic Ocean Southern Greenland |
| Coordinates | 65°19′N 39°35′W / 65.317°N 39.583°WCoordinates: 65°19′N 39°35′W / 65.317°N 39.583°W |
| Archipelago | |
| Length | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
| Width | 5.5 km (3.42 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 430 m (1410 ft) |
| Administration | |
Greenland | |
| Municipality | Sermersooq |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Dannebrog Island (Danish: Dannebrogsø) is an uninhabited island of the King Christian IX Land coast, Sermersooq municipality, southern Greenland.
The island was named by officer of the Danish Navy Wilhelm August Graah and it was the northernmost point he reached during his 1828-1830 expedition along the southeast coast of Greenland.[1]
Geography[]
Dannebrog Island is located on the southern side of the entrance of the Ikertivaq, a bay north of the Pikiulleq Bay. Island lies 18 km to the NE, at the other side of the sound. Its highest point is a 430 metres (1,411 feet) high summit topped by an ice cap.[2]
It is separated from the mainland in the north by the Timmiarmiit Tunorqútariât, a narrow sound. Dannebrog is the largest island of the . Off its southern shoreline lies the island of and off the western end the mainland and the island of .[2]
The island's coastline is irregular with bays in the north and the west, as well as an inlet on its eastern side between two peninsulas. There is a cairn standing at a height of 217 m on the northern peninsula of the eastern side of Dannebrog Island.[3]
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See also[]
Bibliography[]
- Graah, W. A. (2014). Narrative of an Expedition to the East Coast of Greenland. weitsuechtig. ISBN 3943850528.
References[]
- ^ Graah, p. 102
- ^ a b "Dannebrogsø". Mapcarta. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 103
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