Søren Norby Islands

Søren Norbyes Øer
Aerial view of the Søren Norby Islands (left), view to the south
Søren Norby Islands
Geography
Location	North Atlantic Ocean Southeastern Greenland
Coordinates	64°34′N 40°20′W / 64.567°N 40.333°W / 64.567; -40.333
Area	470.7 km2 (181.7 sq mi)
Length	61 km (37.9 mi)
Width	7.6 km (4.72 mi)
Highest elevation	756 m (2480 ft)
Administration
Greenland
Municipality	Sermersooq
Demographics
Population	0

Søren Norby Islands (Danish: Søren Norbyes Øer),^[1] named after Søren Norby, is an uninhabited archipelago close to the shores of Eastern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Sermersooq municipality.

Geography

The archipelago is located on the southern side of Pikiulleq Bay. It includes a long coastal island and a great number of offshore islets and rocks, the largest of which is Pros Mund Island.

The main island, Jens Munk Island is located 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 has an ice cap.

Jens Munk Island has an area of 470.7 km² and a shoreline of 185.9 kilometres.^[2] Its southernmost point is Cape Lovelorn, projecting from a steep 280 m high headland at the northern limit of Umivik Bay.^[3]

Map of Greenland section.

See also

• List of islands of Greenland

References