Geographical Society Island

72°56′N 23°5′W / 72.933°N 23.083°W / 72.933; -23.083Area1,717 km2 (663 sq mi)Area rank6th largest in Greenland
231st largest in worldHighest elevation1,730 m (5680 ft)[1]Highest pointSvedenborg BjergAdministration
Greenland
Unincorporated areaNE Greenland National ParkDemographicsPopulation0 (2021)Pop. density0/km2 (0/sq mi)Ethnic groupsnone

Geographical Society Island (Danish: Geografisk Samfund Ø) is an island off Foster Bay in northeastern Greenland.

Geography

The island has an area of 1,717 km2.[2] 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.

Map of Northeastern Greenland

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.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Svedenborg Bjerg, Greenland". Peakbagger.com.
  2. ^ UNEP
  3. ^ "Segment 12". Archived from the original on 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2007-09-24.

External links

  • Media related to Geographical Society Island at Wikimedia Commons