Nyeboe Land
![]() ![]() Nyeboe Land | |
Geography | |
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Location | NW Greenland |
Coordinates | 81°54′N 56°45′W / 81.900°N 56.750°WCoordinates: 81°54′N 56°45′W / 81.900°N 56.750°W |
Adjacent bodies of water | |
Length | 170 km (106 mi) |
Width | 90 km (56 mi) |
Highest elevation | 1,100 m (3600 ft) |
Highest point | |
Administration | |
Greenland (Denmark) |
Nyeboe Land (Danish: Nyeboes Land) is a peninsula in far northwestern Greenland. It is a part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.[1]
History[]
Nyeboe Land was named after engineer (1867–1946), chairman of the committee of Knud Rasmussen's .[2]
Geography[]
Nyeboe Land is located to the northeast of Hall Land in the west, and southwest of Hendrik Island and west of Warming Land and the Steensby Glacier in the east. It is bounded to the north by the Lincoln Sea and to the east by Saint George Fjord. Newman Fjord (Newman Bay) marks the western limit of Nyeboe Land. To the south and southeast the peninsula is attached to the mainland and its ice cap. The is located in the southwest, near the Saint George Fjord's shore.[3] There are three small bays in the northern shore, Repulse Harbour, and , from west to east.[4]
Nyeboe Land is largely unglaciated and mountainous.[5] 1,100 metres (3,609 ft) high , the highest elevation of the peninsula, is located at the northern end.[6] Other important summits are , and Nina Bang Mountain.[3]
![]() Map of part of Ellesmere Island and far Northern Greenland. |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Yr – Værvarsel for Hall Land (Grønland)". yr.no. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "Knud Rasmussen Thule - www.123hjemmeside.dk/sven-hansen". 123hjemmeside.dk. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Nyeboe Land". Mapcarta. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ Repulse Havn
- ^ GoogleEarth
- ^ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 94
External links[]
- Peninsulas of Greenland
- Greenland geography stubs