Hendrik Island | |
Native Name: | Hendrik Ø |
Native Name Link: | Danish language |
Nickname: | --> |
Image Map Size: | 270px |
Image Map Caption: | Map of Hendrik Island |
Pushpin Map: | Greenland |
Pushpin Label: | Hendrik Island |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Hendrik Island in Greenland |
Coordinates: | 82.05°N -98°W |
Etymology: | Named after Arctic explorer Hendrik Olsen |
Location: | Lincoln Sea |
Area Km2: | 583 |
Rank: | 14th largest in Greenland |
Length Km: | 46 |
Width Km: | 8 |
Elevation M: | 1152 |
Country: | Greenland |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | Unincorporated area |
Country Admin Divisions: | NE Greenland National Park |
Country Area M2: | or |
Country Area Ha: | --> |
Population: | 0 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Density Km2: | 0 |
Ethnic Groups: | none |
Hendrik Island is an island in far northern Greenland. Its area is 583 km2.[1] It is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
The island is named after Inuit Arctic explorer Hendrik Olsen, who was a member of Knud Rasmussen's Second Thule Expedition 1916–1917.
Hendrik Island is a large coastal island located east of Nyeboe Land, between Saint George Fjord to the west and Sherard Osborn Fjord to the east. Its southern end faces the mouth of Hartz Sound, off the Warming Land Peninsula. The northernmost headland of the island is Dragon Point. Smaller Castle Island lies in Saint Andrew Bay off the northeastern shore of Hendrik Island.
The island is largely unglaciated except for small glaciers. It is mountainous, with a peak at its northern end reaching 1152 m. The sea around the island is rarely free from ice.[2]