Hazenland

Hazenland or Hazen Land is an uninhabited island of the Lincoln Sea in Peary Land, far northern Greenland.

Hazenland
Hazen Land
Satellite image of the northern end of Greenland
Map of Hazenland
Hazenland is located in Greenland
Hazenland
Hazenland
Location of Hazenland in Greenland
Geography
LocationLincoln Sea
Coordinates83°12′N 40°27′W
Area226 km2 (87 sq mi)
Length37 km (23 mi)8
Coastline85.3 km (53 mi)
Administration
ZoneNortheast Greenland National Park
Demographics
Population0

The island was named in May 1882 by James Booth Lockwood of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition after General William Babcock Hazen, who had organized the venture. Lockwood reached his farthest north (83° 24′N) on neighboring Lockwood Island.[1]

Geography

Hazenland is located off the eastern side of East Jensen Island in the De Long Fjord zone. The island has an area of 226 km2 (87 sq mi) and a shoreline of 85.3 km (53.0 mi).[2]

Its eastern shore forms the western side of Weyprecht Fjord, beyond which lies Lockwood Island. Small and narrow Inge Island, located at the mouth of De Long Fjord lies 2 km (1.2 mi) off the western side of Hazenland Island. Wild Sound extends off the southwestern shore and MacMillan Island rises beyond it. Moa Island lies to the southeast at the mouth of Harder Fjord, separated from Hazenland's shore by a narrow sound.[3][4]

Map of Northern Ellesmere Island and far Northern Greenland.

See also

References
  1. Geographical Items on North Greenland Encyclopedia Arctica 14: Greenland
  2. "UNEP". Archived from the original on 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
  3. Nunat Aqqi; Stednavne
  4. "Hazenland". Mapcarta. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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