Hendrik Island Explained

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.

Geography

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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hendrik Ø. Mapcarta. 8 April 2016.
  2. Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 94