Geographical Society Island (Danish: Geografisk Samfund Ø) is an island off Foster Bay in northeastern Greenland.

Geographical Society Island

Native name: Geografisk Samfund Ø
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Geographical Society Island Location of Geographical Society Island in Greenland
Etymology	Named after the Royal Danish Geographical Society
Geography
Location	Greenland Sea
Coordinates	72°56′N 23°5′W
Area	1,717 km2 (663 sq mi)
Area rank	6th largest in Greenland 231th largest in world
Highest elevation	1,730 m (5680 ft)[1]
Highest point	Svedenborg Bjerg
Administration
Greenland
Unincorporated area	NE Greenland National Park
Demographics
Population	0 (2021)
Pop. density	0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	none

Geography

The island has an area of 1,717 km².[2] It is mountainous with Svedenborg Fjeld as the highest point at 1,730 m. To the north lies the mouth of the Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord with Ymer Island to the NW and smaller Bantekoe Island to the NE in Foster Bay. To the south lies Traill Island, separated by a narrow sound, the Vega Sound. In the west, over King Oscar Fjord lies Ella Island.

Geology

From west to east, the rocks constituting the island are sandstone of roughly Devonian, Carboniferous and Cretaceous age, and some smaller areas with Triassic and Jurassic sandstone.[3]

See also

• List of islands of Greenland

References

External links

• Media related to Geographical Society Island at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

[de] Geographical Society Ø

[es] Isla de la Sociedad Geográfica

[fr] Île de la Société de géographie

[it] Geographical Society Ø

[ru] Остров Географического Общества