Steward Island
  Steward Island Steward Ø | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | North Atlantic Ocean Southeastern Greenland |
| Coordinates | 69°54′N 22°51′W / 69.900°N 22.850°WCoordinates: 69°54′N 22°51′W / 69.900°N 22.850°W |
| Length | 11.5 km (7.15 mi) |
| Width | 2.4 km (1.49 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 640 m (2100 ft) |
| Administration | |
Greenland | |
| Municipality | Sermersooq |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Steward Island (Danish: Steward Ø; also Stewart Ø in some sources)[1] is an uninhabited island in King Christian IX Land, at the eastern end of Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Sermersooq municipality.
The island is mountainous and clearly visible from a distance. According to mariners' reports the island is a good landmark for vessels approaching Greenland from the east.[1]
Geography[]
Steward is a coastal island of the Blosseville Coast located in a bay off the . It lies 39 km to the SW of Cape Brewster and 7.5 km to the northeast of the small . To the west there is a 7 kilometres (4 miles) wide glacier discharging in the bay and the island's western end is attached to the terminus of the glacier, so that it almost forms a peninsula with the mainland.[2]
The island is 11.5 kilometres (7 miles) long with a maximum width of 2.4 kilometres (1 mile).[3] The small Dunholm islets (Dunholm Øer) lie 4 km to the east and the 1,683.7 m (5,524 ft) high , an ultra-prominent peak rises above the glacier off the northern end of the island at 70°1′6″N 22°58′26″W / 70.01833°N 22.97389°W.[2][3]
 Map of NE Greenland and Iceland. |
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- Uninhabited islands of Greenland
- Sermersooq