John Murray Island

John Murray Island, Danish John Murray Ø, is an uninhabited island in the far north of Greenland, in the Northeast Greenland National Park area.

John Murray Island

Native name: John Murray Ø
Satellite image of the northern end of Greenland with John Murray Island centre left.
Map of John Murray Island
John Murray Island Location of John Murray Island in Greenland
Geography
Location	Lincoln Sea
Coordinates	82°46′N 48°42′W
Adjacent to	Arctic Ocean
Area	143 km2 (55 sq mi)
Area rank	Top 50 largest in Greenland
Coastline	47 km (29.2 mi)
Highest elevation	799 m (2621 ft)
Administration
Greenland
Municipality	Northeast Greenland National Park
Demographics
Population	0 (2022)
Pop. density	0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Inuit

Geography

John Murray Island is located off the mouth of J.P. Koch Fjord in the Lincoln Sea, to the west of Sverdrup Island and to the north of Nares Land. The island has an area of 120.9 km ² and a shoreline of 43.1 kilometres.^[1] Beaumont Island lies 20 km to the west of the western end of the island.^[2]

Illustrations

Map of part of Ellesmere Island and far Northern Greenland.

See also

• List of islands of Greenland