McGary Islands
  McGary Islands | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Kane Basin |
| Coordinates | 79°12′25″N 65°55′25″W / 79.206944°N 65.923611°WCoordinates: 79°12′25″N 65°55′25″W / 79.206944°N 65.923611°W |
| Administration | |
| Municipality | Qaasuitsup |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
The McGary Islands is a small coastal island group in the Qaasuitsup municipality, off NW Greenland.[1]
Geography[]
The McGary Islands are a cluster of islands, islets and rocks at the southern end of Peabody Bay about 6 km off . They are all small islands located close to the shore 15 km to the NE of the Bonsall Islands and off the southern end of the Humboldt Glacier.[2][3]
The islands are named after James McGary of the Second Grinnell Expedition.[4] They are a breeding ground for the common eider.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "1:1,000,000 scale Operational Navigation Chart, Sheet B-8, 3rd edition".
- ^ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 88
- ^ "McGary Oer, Greenland".[permanent dead link]
- ^ Kane, Elisha Kent (1857). The United States Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin. Boston: Phillips, Sampson & Co.
External links[]
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