Ensomheden

"Ensomheden Island" redirects here. For the island in the Kara Sea, see Uedineniya.
Ensomheden
Geography
Location North Atlantic Ocean
Southeastern Greenland
Coordinates 63°43′30″N 41°13′45″W / 63.72500°N 41.22917°W / 63.72500; -41.22917Coordinates: 63°43′30″N 41°13′45″W / 63.72500°N 41.22917°W / 63.72500; -41.22917
Length 3.2 km
Width 1.5 km
Highest elevation 209 m (686 ft)
Administration
Greenland
Municipality Sermersooq
Demographics
Population 0

Ensomheden, meaning 'Loneliness' in the Danish language, is an uninhabited island in southeastern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Sermersooq municipality. The weather of the island is characterized by tundra climate.[1]

Geography

Ensomheden is an island in the Bernstorff Fjord of the King Frederick VI Coast, located between the Odinland Peninsula to the north and the Thorland Peninsula to the south. It lies within the fjord, about 33 kilometres (21 miles) from its mouth in the North Atlantic Ocean.[2]

The island is 3.2 kilometres (2 miles) long with a maximum width of 1.5 kilometres (1 mile).[3]

The Bernstorff Fjord in a 1944 map of the area around Skjoldungen.

Bibliography

See also

References

  1. "Ensomheden, Sermersooq (Greenland)". AccuWeather. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  2. "Ensomheden". Mapcarta. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  3. GoogleEarth

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