Ymer Island

Ymer Island (Danish: Ymer Ø) is an island in northeastern Greenland. The island is a part of Northeast Greenland National Park.

Ymer Island
Ymer Ø  (Danish)
View of Ymer Island with ice floes in the foreground.
Ymer Island
Ymer Island (Greenland)
Geography
LocationEast Greenland
Coordinates73°09′N 24°20′W
Area2,437 km2 (941 sq mi)
Length91 km (56.5 mi)
Width36 km (22.4 mi)
Highest elevation1,900 m (6,200 ft)
Highest pointAngelin Bjerg[1]
Administration
Demographics
Population0

Ymer Island is named after the giant Ymir, the forefather of the Jotuns in Norse mythology.

Geography

The island lies on the southern side of the entrance of Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord, with the Antarctic Sound separating it from the Suess Land Peninsula. Ymer Island's northern half forms a peninsula named Gunnar Anderson Land having its narrow isthmus in the west. The fjord between the two halves of the island is named Dusen Fjord.

Ymer Island has an area of 2,437 km².[2] It is mountainous; Angelin Bjerg, its highest peak, reaches a height of 1900 m. Celsius Bjerg is located at the southeastern end of the island.[3]

The conspicuous Devil's Castle (Teufelsschloss) is located on the other side of Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord, off the southern shore of Cape Petersens, the NW extremity of Ymer Island.[4]

Mountaintops in Ymer Island
Landsat satellite image

See also

References
  1. Angelin Bjerg - Peakbagger.com
  2. UNEP
  3. Celsius Bjerg - Mapcarta
  4. Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 120


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