Washington Land
Peninsula in northwestern Greenland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Washington Land is a peninsula in northwestern Greenland. It is a part of the Avannaata municipality.[1]
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Geography | |
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Location | NW Greenland |
Coordinates | 80°30′N 64°30′W |
Adjacent to | |
Length | 110 km (68 mi) |
Width | 100 km (60 mi) |
Highest elevation | 970 m (3180 ft) |
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Greenland (Denmark) | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
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Washington Land was explored in the 19th century. Traditionally it was one of the hunting grounds of the Inuit, but there are archaeological remains of more permanent human habitation in ancient times.