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Jens Munk Island (Danish: Søren Norbyes Ø), uninhabited coastal island in eastern Greenland in the Sermersooq municipality. It is named after the Dano-Norwegian navigator and explorer Jens Munk. The island is the largest in the Søren Norby Islands archipelago.

Jens Munk Island
Native name:
Søren Norbyes Ø
Map of Jens Munk Island
Jens Munk Island
Location of Jens Munk Island in Greenland
Geography
LocationIrminger Sea
Coordinates63°19′N 41°30′W
ArchipelagoSøren Norby Islands
Adjacent bodies of waterNorth Atlantic Ocean
Area471 km2 (182 sq mi)
Area rank17th largest in Greenland
Length61 km (37.9 mi)
Width7.6 km (4.72 mi)
Coastline186 km (115.6 mi)
Highest elevation756 m (2480 ft)
Administration
Greenland
MunicipalitySermersooq
Demographics
Population0 (2021)
Pop. density0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsInuit

Geography


The island is located on the southern side of Pikiulleq Bay and north of the Fridtjof Nansen Peninsula, separated from the mainland by a 45 km long sound named Kagssortoq (Kattertooq), which has a width ranging between 0.7 and 6.5 km. The southern part of the island is covered by an ice cap.

The island has an area of 470.7 km ² and a shoreline of 185.9 kilometres.[1] Its southernmost point is Cape Lovelorn, projecting from a steep 280 m high headland at the northern limit of Umivik Bay.[2]

Map of Greenland section.
Map of Greenland section.

See also



References


  1. UNEP
  2. Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 103



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