Edward Island

Edward Island (Danish: Edvard Ø)[1] is an uninhabited island of the Greenland Sea, Greenland. The island is unglaciated.

Edward Island
Edvard Ø
Edward Island
Edward Island (Greenland)
Geography
LocationGreenland Sea
Coordinates76°37′N 21°20′W
Area115.8 km2 (44.7 sq mi)
Length14.4 km (8.95 mi)
Width8.6 km (5.34 mi)
Coastline53.5 km (33.24 mi)
Highest elevation231 m (758 ft)
Administration
ZoneNortheast Greenland National Park
Demographics
Population0

Geography

Edward Island is a coastal island located east of Queen Louise Land, off Cape Stop, east of Borge Fjord and north of Godfred Hansen Island in the Dove Bay, northeastern Greenland.[2] The island has an area of 115.8 km2 (44.7 sq mi) and a shoreline of 53.5 km (33.2 mi).[3]

Map of Northeastern Greenland section.

See also

References

  1. "Edvard Ø". Mapcarta. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  2. Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 126
  3. UNEP


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