Traill Island

72°32′N 23°10′W / 72.533°N 23.167°W / 72.533; -23.167Area3,452 km2 (1,333 sq mi)Area rank4th largest in Greenland
153rd largest in worldHighest elevation1,884 m (6181 ft)[1]Highest pointUnnamedAdministration
Greenland
Unincorporated areaNE Greenland National ParkDemographicsPopulation0 (2021)Pop. density0/km2 (0/sq mi)Ethnic groupsnone

Traill Island (Danish: Traill Ø) is a large island in eastern Greenland. It is named after zoologist Thomas Stewart Traill. The island is a part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.

Geography

Traill Island is a coastal island located in the desolate region of Eastern Greenland on the eastern side of King Oscar Fjord, northeast of Davy Sound. Geographical Society Island lies to the north, separated by a narrow channel, the Vega Sound.

The southernmost point of the island is Cape Simpson. Dream Bay (Drømmebugten) is located 14 km (8.7 mi) WNW of the headland and larger Mountnorris Fjord to the northeast.[2]

The highest summit of the island, a 1,884 metres (6,181 feet) high unnamed peak of the Svinhufvud Range is one of the ultra-prominent summits of Greenland.

Giant-sized geological fault on the southern side of Traill Island

See also

References

  1. ^ Traill High Point
  2. ^ "Traill Ø". Mapcarta. Retrieved 19 August 2019.

External links

  • Media related to Traill Island at Wikimedia Commons