Gamma_Island_(Greenland)

Gamma Island (Greenland)

Gamma Island (Greenland)

Island in Greenland

For the islet in Antarctica, see Gamma Island. For the island in Bermuda, see Gamma Island, Bermuda.

Gamma Island (Danish: Gamma Ø) also known as Bjornesk Island is a large uninhabited island of the Greenland Sea, Greenland. The island has an area of 236 km2 and an elevation of 293 meters.[1] It lies south of Jokel Bay and southwest of the Danske Islands and is separated from the mainland by the Orleans Sound, on the other side of which lies Nordmarken.

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History

Gamma Island was named by the Mørkefjord expedition 1938–39 after the name of ship "Gamma" used by the expedition.[2]

Map of Northeastern Greenland.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Gamma Ø, Mapcarta
  2. [2]
    Place names, NE Greenland


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