Centrum Island (in Danish: Centrum Ø) is a small island in north Greenland, south east of John Murray Island, and west of J.P. Koch Fjord.[1] The island is described as 'inconspicuous and fladt'.[2]

Centrum Island
Native name:
Centrum Ø
Map
Map of Centrum Island
Centrum Island is located in Greenland
Centrum Island
Centrum Island
Location of Centrum Island in Greenland
Geography
LocationLincoln Sea
Coordinates82°43′N 48°07′W / 82.717°N 48.117°W / 82.717; -48.117
Area0.0524 km2 (0.0202 sq mi)http://en.nunagis.gl
Length0.470 km (0.292 mi)
Width0.190 km (0.1181 mi)http://en.nunagis.gl
Coastline1.14 km (0.708 mi)http://en.nunagis.gl
Highest pointUnnamed
Administration
Unincorporated areaNortheast Greenland National Park
Demographics
Population0 (2021)
Pop. density0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsnone

The island is approximately 52408 m2 (5.2408 ha) in size based on measurements on topographical maps.

The island was visited and named by the Second Thule Expedition on July 2. - 3. 1917. The name was chosen because the island would be the center of cartographical investigations being performed.[2] On July 3, 1917 the expedition left behind things,[3] which were found in 1978 by the Danish Sirius Dog Sled Patrol and again in 1985.[4]

Thorild Wulff collected lichens, vascular plants and bryophytes on the Island.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "NunaGIS". Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  2. ^ a b Grønland langs Polhavet. Knud Rasmussen. Lindhardt og Ringhof. 2017. ISBN 978-87-11-52785-6. OCLC 993020331.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ Wulff, Thorild (1934). Elvin, Axel (ed.). Thorild Wulffs Grönländska Dagböcker. Stockholm: Albert Bonniers Förlag.
  4. ^ Higgins, A. K. "På sporet af II. Thule ekspedition i Nordgrønland" (PDF). Tidsskriftet Grønland. 10: 329–351.
  5. ^ Lynge, Bernt (1923). "Lichens collected on the North-Coast of Greenland by the late Dr. Th. Wulff (Den Anden Thule Ekspedition til Grønlands Nordkyst 1916-18 under Ledelse af Knud Rasmussen)". Meddelelser om Grønland. 64 (11).
  6. ^ Ostenfeld, C. H. (1923). "The Vegetation of the North-Coast of Greenland based upon the late Dr. Th. Wulff's Collections and Observations. (Den anden Thule Ekspedition til Grønlands Nordkyst 1916-18 under ledelse af Knud Rasmussen)". Meddelelser om Grønland. 64 (9).