Sverdrup Island (Greenland) Explained

Sverdrup Island
Native Name:Sverdrup Ø
Native Name Link:Danish language
Image Map Size:270px
Image Map Caption:Map of Sverdrup Island
Pushpin Map:Greenland
Pushpin Label:Sverdrup Island
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Sverdrup Island in Greenland
Coordinates:82.9°N -82°W
Location:Lincoln Sea
Waterbody:Arctic Ocean
Area Km2:436
Rank:20th largest in Greenland
Length Km:28
Width Km:20
Coastline Km:130
Elevation M:1317
Country:Greenland
Country Admin Divisions Title:Municipality
Country Admin Divisions:Northeast Greenland National Park
Country Area M2:or
Country Area Ha:-->
Population:0
Population As Of:2022
Density Km2:0
Ethnic Groups:Inuit

Sverdrup Island (Danish: '''Sverdrup Ø''') is an uninhabited island in the far north of Greenland, in the Northeast Greenland National Park area. It is named after Otto Sverdrup.

Geography

Sverdrup Island is located west of Nansen Land, to the north of Freuchen Land off the mouth of J.P. Koch Fjord in the Lincoln Sea, and to the east of Elison Island and John Murray Island.[1] The island has an area of 436 km² and a shoreline of 130 kilometres.[2]

Chipp Sound in the west separates Sverdrup Island from smaller Elison Island and Mascart Sound in the east separates it from Nansen Land. Lemming Fjord has its mouth in the NW side of the island and extends deeply southwards, almost cutting Sverdrup Island in two. The island is mountainous, with the highest summit rising to a height of 1,317 m.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sverdrup Island. Mapcarta. 7 October 2019.
  2. http://islands.unep.ch/ITP.htm UNEP
  3. Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 95