Centrum Island (in Danish: Centrum Ø) is a small island in north Greenland, south east of John Murray Island, and west of J.P. Koch Fjord.[1] The island is described as 'inconspicuous and fladt'.[2]
Native name: Centrum Ø | |
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 Map of Centrum Island | |
  Centrum Island Location of Centrum Island in Greenland | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Lincoln Sea |
| Coordinates | 82°43′N 48°07′W / 82.717°N 48.117°W |
| Area | 0.0524 km2 (0.0202 sq mi)http://en.nunagis.gl |
| Length | 0.470 km (0.292 mi) |
| Width | 0.190 km (0.1181 mi)http://en.nunagis.gl |
| Coastline | 1.14 km (0.708 mi)http://en.nunagis.gl |
| Highest point | Unnamed |
| Administration | |
| Unincorporated area | Northeast Greenland National Park |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2021) |
| Pop. density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | none |
The island is approximately 52408 m2 (5.2408 ha) in size based on measurements on topographical maps.
The island was visited and named by the Second Thule Expedition on July 2. - 3. 1917. The name was chosen because the island would be the center of cartographical investigations being performed.[2] On July 3, 1917 the expedition left behind things,[3] which were found in 1978 by the Danish Sirius Dog Sled Patrol and again in 1985.[4]
Thorild Wulff collected lichens, vascular plants and bryophytes on the Island.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "NunaGIS". Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ a b Grønland langs Polhavet. Knud Rasmussen. Lindhardt og Ringhof. 2017. ISBN 978-87-11-52785-6. OCLC 993020331.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Wulff, Thorild (1934). Elvin, Axel (ed.). Thorild Wulffs Grönländska Dagböcker. Stockholm: Albert Bonniers Förlag.
- ^ Higgins, A. K. "På sporet af II. Thule ekspedition i Nordgrønland" (PDF). Tidsskriftet Grønland. 10: 329–351.
- ^ Lynge, Bernt (1923). "Lichens collected on the North-Coast of Greenland by the late Dr. Th. Wulff (Den Anden Thule Ekspedition til Grønlands Nordkyst 1916-18 under Ledelse af Knud Rasmussen)". Meddelelser om Grønland. 64 (11).
- ^ Ostenfeld, C. H. (1923). "The Vegetation of the North-Coast of Greenland based upon the late Dr. Th. Wulff's Collections and Observations. (Den anden Thule Ekspedition til Grønlands Nordkyst 1916-18 under ledelse af Knud Rasmussen)". Meddelelser om Grønland. 64 (9).