Hazenland

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Hazenland
Hazen Land
Greenland.A2004208.1810.250m.jpg
Satellite image of the northern end of Greenland
Hazenland is located in Greenland
Hazenland
Hazenland
Geography
LocationLincoln Sea
Coordinates83°12′N 40°27′W / 83.200°N 40.450°W / 83.200; -40.450Coordinates: 83°12′N 40°27′W / 83.200°N 40.450°W / 83.200; -40.450
Area205.7 km2 (79.4 sq mi)
Length37 km (23 mi)8
Coastline85.3 km (53 mi)
Administration
ZoneNortheast Greenland National Park
Demographics
Population0

Hazenland or Hazen Land is an uninhabited island of the Lincoln Sea in Peary Land, far northern Greenland.

The island was named in May 1882 by James Booth Lockwood of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition after General William Babcock Hazen, who had organized the venture. Lockwood reached his farthest north (83° 24′N) on neighboring Lockwood Island.[1]

Geography[]

Hazenland is located off the eastern side of East Jensen Island in the De Long Fjord zone. The island has an area of 205.7 km2 (79.4 sq mi) and a shoreline of 85.3 km (53.0 mi).[2]

Its eastern shore forms the western side of Weyprecht Fjord, beyond which lies Lockwood Island. Small and narrow , located at the mouth of De Long Fjord lies 2 km off the western side of Hazenland Island.[3]

Map of Northern Ellesmere Island and far Northern Greenland.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Geographical Items on North Greenland Encyclopedia Arctica 14: Greenland
  2. ^ UNEP
  3. ^ "Hazenland". Mapcarta. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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