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.
Søren Norbyes Øer | |
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.jpg) 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 |
| 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 |
Geography
editThe 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]
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Søren Norbyes Øer". Mapcarta. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ UNEP
- ^ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 103
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