Native name: Castle Ø | |
|---|---|
Map of Castle Island | |
  Castle Island Location of Castle Island in Greenland | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Lincoln Sea |
| Coordinates | 82°11′N 52°53′W / 82.183°N 52.883°W |
| Area | 47.6 km2 (18.4 sq mi) |
| Length | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
| Width | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 660 m (2170 ft) |
| Administration | |
Greenland | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Castle Island (Danish: Castle Ø) is an island in far northern Greenland.[1] Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
Geography
Castle Island is located in Saint Andrew Bay, east of Hendrik Island, in the mouth area of Sherard Osborn Fjord. It is separated from Hendrik Island by a 5 kilometres (3 miles) wide sound. The northernmost headland of the island is Cape Cleveland and the southernmost Cape Gray.[2]
The island is unglaciated with two lakes between two mountain ridges.[3] The peak in its eastern end reaches 660 metres (2,165 feet). The sea around the island is rarely free from ice.[4]
 Map of the Lincoln Sea area. |
See also
References
- ↑ "Castle Ø". Mapcarta. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ↑ Greenland Pilot - Danish Geodata Agency
- ↑ Sven Hedin Firn, Army Map Service, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Greenland 1:250,000
- ↑ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 94
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