Hazenland Island

Hazenland
Hazen Land

Satellite image of the northern end of Greenland
Hazenland
Geography
Location Lincoln Sea
Coordinates 83°12′N 40°27′W / 83.200°N 40.450°W / 83.200; -40.450Coordinates: 83°12′N 40°27′W / 83.200°N 40.450°W / 83.200; -40.450
Area 205.7 km2 (79.4 sq mi)
Length 37 km (23 mi)8
Coastline 85.3 km (53 mi)
Administration
Zone Northeast Greenland National Park
Demographics
Population 0

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

Geography

Hazenland is located off the eastern side of East Jensen Island in the De Long Fjord. The island has an area of 205.7 km2 (79.4 sq mi) and a shoreline of 85.3 km (53.0 mi).[1]

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 off the western side of Hazenland Island.[2]

Map of Northern Ellesmere Island and far Northern Greenland.

See also

References

  1. UNEP
  2. "Hazenland". Mapcarta. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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