East Jensen Island
East Jensen Island (Danish: Øst Jensens Ø) is an uninhabited island of the Lincoln Sea in Peary Land, far northern Greenland.
| Øst Jensens Ø | |
|---|---|
 Satellite image of the northern end of Greenland | |
  East Jensen Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Lincoln Sea |
| Coordinates | 83°3′N 40°36′W |
| Area | 163.7 km2 (63.2 sq mi) |
| Length | 23 km (14.3 mi) |
| Width | 9 km (5.6 mi) |
| Coastline | 57.2 km (35.54 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 853.44 m (2,800 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Zone | Northeast Greenland National Park |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
The island was named after Danish zoologist Adolf Severin Jensen (1866 - 1953), professor at the University of Copenhagen, who had carried out extensive research on the fisheries of West Greenland, and who was a member of the committee of the 1931–34 Three-year Expedition (Treårsekspeditionen).
Geography
East Jensen Island is located off the western side of Hazenland in the De Long Fjord. The island has an area of 163.7 km2 (63.2 sq mi) and a shoreline of 57.2 km (35.5 mi).[1]
Its western shore forms the eastern side of Adolf Jensen Fjord, beyond which lies West Jensen Island. Small and narrow Inge Island, located at the mouth of De Long Fjord lies 3 km to the north off the northern end of East Jensen Island.[2]
 Map of Northern Ellesmere Island and far Northern Greenland. |