Store Koldewey Explained

Big Koldewey Island
Native Name:Store Koldewey
Native Name Link:Danish language
Native Name Lang:Danish
Nickname:-->
Image Map Size:270px
Image Map Caption:Map of Store Koldewey
Pushpin Map:Greenland
Pushpin Label:Store Koldewey
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Hovgaard Island in Greenland
Coordinates:76.3667°N -69°W
Etymology:Named after polar explorer Carl Koldewey
Location:Greenland Sea
Archipelago:Koldewey Islands
Waterbody:Dove Bay
Area Km2:654
Rank:15th largest in Greenland
Length Km:65
Width Km:10
Coastline M:-->
Elevation M:971
Highest Mount:Mount Saint Petersburg
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

Store Koldewey, meaning 'Big Koldewey', is the largest of the Koldewey Islands in King Frederick VIII Land, northeastern Greenland.

History

The island was visited by the Second German North Polar Expedition 1869–70, led by Carl Koldewey and referred to as Grosse Koldewey Insel in the astronomy section of the expedition report, but this may not have been intended as a formal name.

The present island was shown on Koldewey's maps as three islands. However, the 1906–08 Danmark Expedition showed them to be connected and called the island Store Koldewey. Lille Koldewey is a smaller island to the northeast of its northern end.

Geography

Store Koldewey is the largest of the Koldewey Islands. It is a long and narrow island separating the Dove Bay to the west from the Greenland Sea. Between the island and the mainland —the Germanialand Peninsula— in the north there is a narrow sound and Lille Koldewey (Little Koldewey), a small double island, as well as some rocks.[1] The southernmost headland of the island is Cape Alf Trolle.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://mapcarta.com/17866046 Store Koldewey
  2. Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 125