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Geographical Society Island
Island in Greenland
Island in Greenland
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Geographical Society Island |
| native_name | Geografisk Samfund Ø |
| native_name_link | Danish language |
| sobriquet | |
| image_name | Aerial photographs of Greenland ENBLA06.jpg |
| image_size | 270px |
| image_caption | View of Geographical Society Island |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 5 |
| mapframe-stroke-width | 2 |
| image_map_size | 270px |
| image_map_caption | Map of Geographical Society Island |
| pushpin_map | Greenland |
| pushpin_label | Geographical Society Island |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of Geographical Society Island in Greenland |
| coordinates | |
| etymology | Named after the Royal Geographical Society |
| location | Greenland Sea |
| area_km2 | 1717 |
| rank | 6th largest in Greenland |
| 231st largest in world | |
| coastline_km | |
| elevation_m | 1730 |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| highest_mount | Svedenborg Bjerg |
| country | Greenland |
| country_admin_divisions_title | Unincorporated area |
| country_admin_divisions | NE Greenland National Park |
| country_area_km2 | |
| population | 0 |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| density_km2 | 0 |
| ethnic_groups | none |
| mapframe-zoom = 5 | mapframe-stroke-width = 2 231st largest in world
Geographical Society Island () is an island off Foster Bay in northeastern Greenland.
Geography
The island has an area of 1,717 km2. It is mountainous with Svedenborg Fjeld as the highest point at 1,730 m. To the north lies the mouth of the Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord with Ymer Island to the NW and smaller Bantekoe Island to the NE in Foster Bay. To the south lies Traill Island, separated by a narrow sound, the Vega Sound. In the west, over King Oscar Fjord lies Ella Island.
Geology
From west to east, the rocks constituting the island are sandstone of roughly Devonian, Carboniferous and Cretaceous age, and some smaller areas with Triassic and Jurassic sandstone.
References
References
- {{cite peakbagger
- [http://islands.unep.ch/ITP.htm UNEP]
- "Segment 12".
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