Søren Norby Islands
Søren Norbyes Øer | |
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![]() ![]() Søren Norby Islands | |
Geography | |
Location | North Atlantic Ocean Southeastern Greenland |
Coordinates | 64°34′N 40°20′W / 64.567°N 40.333°WCoordinates: 64°34′N 40°20′W / 64.567°N 40.333°W |
Area | 470.7 km2 (181.7 sq mi) |
Length | 61 km (37.9 mi) |
Width | 7.6 km (4.72 mi) |
Highest elevation | 756 m (2480 ft) |
Administration | |
Greenland | |
Municipality | Sermersooq |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
Søren Norby Islands (Danish: Søren Norbyes Øer),[1] named after Søren Norby, is an uninhabited archipelago close to the shores of Eastern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Sermersooq municipality.
Geography[]
The archipelago is located on the southern side of Pikiulleq Bay. It includes a long coastal island and a great number of offshore islets and rocks, the largest of which is .
The main island, Jens Munk Island is located north of the Fridtjof Nansen Peninsula, separated from the mainland by a 45 km long sound named Kagssortoq (Kattertooq), which has a width ranging between 0.7 and 6.5 km. The southern part of the island has an ice cap.
Jens Munk Island has an area of 470.7 km2 and a shoreline of 185.9 kilometres.[2] Its southernmost point is , projecting from a steep 280 m high headland at the northern limit of Umivik Bay.[3]
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Søren Norbyes Øer". Mapcarta. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ UNEP
- ^ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 103
- Greenland geography stubs
- Uninhabited islands of Greenland
- Sermersooq