Castle Island (Greenland) Explained

Castle Island
Native Name:Castle Ø
Native Name Link:Danish language
Image Map Size:270px
Image Map Caption:Map of Castle Island
Pushpin Map:Greenland
Pushpin Label:Castle Island
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Castle Island in Greenland
Location:Lincoln Sea
Coordinates:82.1833°N -105°W
Length Km:11
Width Km:4.5
Area Km2:47.6
Elevation M:660
Country:Greenland
Population:0

Castle Island (Danish: Castle Ø) is an island in far northern Greenland.[1] Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.

Geography

Castle Island is located in Saint Andrew Bay, east of Hendrik Island, in the mouth area of Sherard Osborn Fjord. It is separated from Hendrik Island by a 5km (03miles) wide sound. The northernmost headland of the island is Cape Cleveland and the southernmost Cape Gray.[2]

The island is unglaciated with two lakes between two mountain ridges.[3] The peak in its eastern end reaches 660m (2,170feet). The sea around the island is rarely free from ice.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Castle Ø. Mapcarta. 29 May 2019.
  2. https://eng.gst.dk/media/2919245/181111_dgl_vestgronland_eng_skr_51_52-2018.pdf Greenland Pilot - Danish Geodata Agency
  3. Sven Hedin Firn, Army Map Service, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Greenland 1:250,000
  4. Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 94