Sverdrup Island (Greenland)

For the island in Russia, see Sverdrup Island (Kara Sea). For the archipelago in Canada, see Sverdrup Islands.

Sverdrup Island (Danish: Sverdrup Ø) is an uninhabited island in the far north of Greenland, in the Northeast Greenland National Park area. It is named after Otto Sverdrup.

Sverdrup Island

Native name: Sverdrup Ø
Satellite image of the northern end of Greenland with Sverdrup Island in centre left.
Map of Sverdrup Island
Sverdrup Island Location of Sverdrup Island in Greenland
Geography
Location	Lincoln Sea
Coordinates	82°54′N 46°36′W
Adjacent to	Arctic Ocean
Area	436 km2 (168 sq mi)
Area rank	20th largest in Greenland
Length	28 km (17.4 mi)
Width	20 km (12 mi)
Coastline	130 km (81 mi)
Highest elevation	1,317 m (4321 ft)
Administration
Greenland
Municipality	Northeast Greenland National Park
Demographics
Population	0 (2022)
Pop. density	0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Inuit

Geography

Sverdrup Island is located west of Nansen Land, to the north of Freuchen Land off the mouth of J.P. Koch Fjord in the Lincoln Sea, and to the east of Elison Island and John Murray Island.^[1] The island has an area of 436 km² and a shoreline of 130 kilometres.^[2]

Chipp Sound in the west separates Sverdrup Island from smaller Elison Island and Mascart Sound in the east separates it from Nansen Land. Lemming Fjord has its mouth in the NW side of the island and extends deeply southwards, almost cutting Sverdrup Island in two. The island is mountainous, with the highest summit rising to a height of 1,317 m.^[3]

Map of part of Ellesmere Island and far Northern Greenland.

See also

• List of islands of Greenland
• Peary Land

References

1. "Sverdrup Island". Mapcarta. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
2. UNEP
3. Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 95