Sverdrup Island (Greenland)

For the island in Russia, see Sverdrup Island (Kara Sea). For the archipelago in Canada, see Sverdrup Islands.

Sverdrup Island

Sverdrup Island
Geography
Location	Lincoln Sea
Coordinates	82°57′N 45°45′W
Area	405 km2 (156 sq mi)
Highest elevation	1,317 m (4321 ft)
Administration
Denmark
Zone	Northeast Greenland National Park
Demographics
Population	0

Sverdrup Island (Template:Lang-da) is an island in the far north of Greenland, in the Northeast Greenland National Park area. It is named after Otto Sverdrup.

Geography

Sverdrup Island is located west of Nansen Land, to the north of Freuchen Land off the mouth of J.P. Koch Fjord in the Lincoln Sea, and to the east of Elison Island and John Murray Island. The island has an area of 404.8 km ² and a shoreline of 126.3 kilometres.

Chipp Sound in the west separates Sverdrup Island from smaller Elison Island and Mascart Sound in the east separates it from Nansen Land. Lemming Fjord has its mouth in the NW side of the island and extends deeply southwards, almost cutting Sverdrup Island in two. The island is mountainous, wth the highest summit rising to a height of 1,290 m.

Map of part of Ellesmere Island and far Northern Greenland.

Satellite image of the northern end of Greenland.

See also

• List of islands of Greenland
• Peary Land