Henrik Krøyer Holme Explained

Henrik Krøyer Holme
Map:Greenland
Location:Far NE Greenland
Coordinates:80.6333°N -56°W
Archipelago:Wandel Sea
Total Islands:3
Area Km2:9.9
Country:Denmark
Country Admin Divisions Title:Zone
Country Admin Divisions:NE Greenland National Park
Population:0

Henrik Krøyer Holme is a small group of uninhabited islands of Greenland within Northeast Greenland National Park.[1] The area was formerly part of Avannaa, originally Nordgrønland ("North Greenland"), a former county of Greenland until 31 December 2008.

The Henrik Krøyer Holme group is an Important Bird Area where the ivory gull breeds.[2]

Geography

This cluster of small islands is located in the Wandel Sea off the coast of Amdrup Land.[3] The waters around the islands are part of the North East Water polynya, a seasonal area of open water surrounded by ice.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Compiled by Per Ivar Haug . Ingar Lomheim . Islands . Gazetteer of Greenland . 15 . August 2005 . UBiT, Universitetsbiblioteket i Trondheim "University Library in Trondheim" . 1502-0800 . 82-7113-114-1 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110615162130/http://www.ntnu.no/ub/formidl/utgivelser/til_opplysning/to_nr15.php . 2011-06-15 .
  2. Web site: Henrik Krøyer Holme IBA . 2016-04-01 . 2016-04-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160413203730/http://globalspecies.org/birdareas/display/2929 . dead .
  3. http://mapcarta.com/17866280 Mapcarta - Henrik Krøyer Holme
  4. http://naalakkersuisut.gl/~/media/Nanoq/Files/Hearings/2015/Ironbark_SIA_EIA_NSI/Documents/EIA%20App%203%20Importance%20of%20NEW%20Polynya%20ENG.pdf The biological importance of the North East Water polynya, NE Greenland, 2010