Milne Land

Milne Land

Milne Land seen from space
Map of Milne Land
Milne Island Location of Milne Land in Greenland
Etymology	Named after British admiral David Milne
Geography
Location	Scoresby Sound
Coordinates	70°41′N26°45′W / 70.683°N 26.750°W / 70.683; -26.750
Archipelago	Milneland Archipelago
Adjacent to	Greenland Sea
Area	3,913 km2 (1,511 sq mi)
Area rank	3rd largest in Greenland 140th largest in world
Length	113 km (70.2 mi) [1]
Width	45 km (28 mi)
Highest elevation	2,110 m (6920 ft) [2]
Highest point	Unnamed
Administration
Greenland
Municipality	Sermersooq
Demographics
Population	0 (2021)
Pop. density	0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	none

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.

This island is popular among climbers. ^[3]

Geography

The island is 113 km (70 mi) long from Moræne Point in the southwest to Bregne Point in the northeast, up to 45 km (28 mi) wide, 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.

Image gallery

Map of NE Greenland and Iceland.

A superior mirage of sea ice and land near Milne Land.

See also

• List of islands of Greenland
• Constable Point, the nearest airport.
• Liverpool Land
• Renland
• Scoresby Sound

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.

External links

• Peakbagger
• The spectacular east face of Grundtvigskirchen