Milne Land

Milne Land or Milneland is a large island in eastern Greenland. It is the third largest island of Greenland, after the main island of Greenland and Disko Island. It is named after British admiral David Milne.

Milne Land
Milneland
Milne Land seen from space
Milne Land
Milneland
Geography
LocationEast-Greenland
Coordinates70°41′N 26°45′W
Major islandsMilne Land, Storø, Ujuaakajiip Nunaa, Bjørne Øer
Area3,913 km2 (1,511 sq mi)
Length100 km (60 mi)[1]
Width40 km (25 mi)
Highest elevation2,110 m (6,920 ft)[2]
Highest pointUnnamed
Administration
Greenland
ProvinceGreenland
MunicipalitySermersooq
Demographics
Population0 (2005)
Ethnic groupsnone

This island is popular among climbers.[3]

Geography

The island is 113 km (70 mi) long from Moraene Point in the southwest to Bregne Point in the northeast, and up to 45 km (28 mi), and 3,913 km2 (1,511 sq mi) in area. It is part of an archipelago, which includes Storo and Sorte Island in the Northwest, Denmark Island in the south, and the Bjorne Islands in the northeast. Cape Leslie is Milneland's southeastern headland.[4]

Milne Land is separated from the Renland peninsula in the north by the 6 to 10 km (6.2 mi) wide Ofjord, from the Gaaseland peninsula in the south by the 4 to 6 km (3.7 mi) wide Fonfjord, and from the mainland coast in the west by the 4 to 14 km (8.7 mi) wide Rode Fjord.

Jameson Land , the large peninsula in the east with the settlement of Ittoqqortoormiit on its southern coast, is located more than 40 km (25 mi) away across the Scoresby Sound.

Map of NE Greenland and Iceland.
A superior mirage of sea ice and land near Milne Land.
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See also

References
  1. Scoresby Sund, Encyclopædia Britannica on-line
  2. Arctic DEM, Polar Geospatial Center
  3. Eventyr, Milne Land, Pt. 1,295m, North Pillar
  4. "Milne Land". Mapcarta. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
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