Store Koldewey, meaning 'Big Koldewey', is the largest of the Koldewey Islands in King Frederick VIII Land, northeastern Greenland.

Big Koldewey Island
Native name:
Store Koldewey
Map
Map of Store Koldewey
Store Koldewey is located in Greenland
Store Koldewey
Store Koldewey
Location of Hovgaard Island in Greenland
EtymologyNamed after polar explorer Carl Koldewey
Geography
LocationGreenland Sea
Coordinates76°22′N 18°51′W / 76.367°N 18.850°W / 76.367; -18.850
ArchipelagoKoldewey Islands
Adjacent toDove Bay
Area654 km2 (253 sq mi)
Area rank15th largest in Greenland
Length65 km (40.4 mi)
Width10 km (6 mi)
Highest elevation971 m (3186 ft)
Highest pointMount Saint Petersburg
Administration
Unincorporated areaNE Greenland National Park
Demographics
Population0 (2021)
Pop. density0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsnone

History

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The island was visited by the Second German North Polar Expedition 1869–70, led by Carl Koldewey and referred to as Grosse Koldewey Insel in the astronomy section of the expedition report, but this may not have been intended as a formal name.

The present island was shown on Koldewey's maps as three islands. However, the 1906–08 Danmark Expedition showed them to be connected and called the island Store Koldewey. Lille Koldewey is a smaller island to the northeast of its northern end.

Geography

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Store Koldewey is the largest of the Koldewey Islands. It is a long and narrow island separating the Dove Bay to the west from the Greenland Sea. Between the island and the mainland —the Germanialand Peninsula— in the north there is a narrow sound and Lille Koldewey (Little Koldewey), a small double island, as well as some rocks.[1] The southernmost headland of the island is Cape Alf Trolle.[2]

 
1870 map of the Northern Portion of Eastern Greenland showing coastal islands
 
Map of Northeastern Greenland section.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Store Koldewey
  2. ^ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 125