Jens Munk Island

This article is about the island in eastern Greenland. For the Canadian island formally known as Jens Munk Island, see Kapuiviit.

Jens Munk Island

Native name: Søren Norbyes Ø
Aerial view of Jens Munk Island (left), view to the south
Map of Jens Munk Island
Jens Munk Island Location of Jens Munk Island in Greenland
Geography
Location	Irminger Sea
Coordinates	64°49′N 40°35′W
Archipelago	Søren Norby Islands
Adjacent to	North Atlantic Ocean
Area	471 km2 (182 sq mi)
Area rank	17th largest in Greenland
Length	61 km (37.9 mi)
Width	7.6 km (4.72 mi)
Coastline	186 km (115.6 mi)
Highest elevation	756 m (2480 ft)
Administration
Greenland
Municipality	Sermersooq
Demographics
Population	0 (2021)
Pop. density	0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Inuit

Jens Munk Island (Danish: Søren Norbyes Ø), uninhabited coastal island in eastern Greenland in the Sermersooq municipality. It is named after the Dano-Norwegian navigator and explorer Jens Munk. The island is the largest in the Søren Norby Islands archipelago.

Geography

The island is located on the southern side of Pikiulleq Bay and 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 is covered by an ice cap.

The island has an area of 470.7 km ² and a shoreline of 185.9 kilometres. Its southernmost point is Cape Lovelorn, projecting from a steep 280 m high headland at the northern limit of Umivik Bay.

Map of Greenland section.

See also

• List of islands of Greenland