John Murray Island

John Murray Island
John Murray Island
Geography
Location Lincoln Sea
Coordinates 82°50′N 48°00′W / 82.833°N 48.000°W / 82.833; -48.000Coordinates: 82°50′N 48°00′W / 82.833°N 48.000°W / 82.833; -48.000
Area 120.9 km2 (46.7 sq mi)
Highest elevation 799 m (2,621 ft)
Administration
Zone Northeast Greenland National Park
Demographics
Population 0

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

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]

Map of Northern Ellesmere Island and far Northern Greenland.

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