Hendrik Island
{{Short description|Island in Greenland}}
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| native_name = Hendrik Ø
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| etymology = Named after Arctic explorer Hendrik Olsen
| location = Lincoln Sea
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| area_km2 = 583
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| rank = 14th largest in Greenland
| length_km = 46
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| elevation_m = 1152
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| country = Greenland
| country_admin_divisions_title = Unincorporated area
| country_admin_divisions = NE Greenland National Park
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| population_as_of = 2021
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Hendrik Island is an island in far northern Greenland. Its area is 583 km2.{{cite web|url=http://mapcarta.com/fr/19192720|title=Hendrik Ø|work=Mapcarta|accessdate=8 April 2016}} It is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
The island is named after Inuit Arctic explorer Hendrik Olsen, who was a member of Knud Rasmussen's Second Thule Expedition 1916–1917.
Geography
Hendrik Island is a large coastal island located east of Nyeboe Land, between Saint George Fjord to the west and Sherard Osborn Fjord to the east. Its southern end faces the mouth of Hartz Sound, off the Warming Land Peninsula.
The northernmost headland of the island is Dragon Point. Smaller Castle Island lies in Saint Andrew Bay off the northeastern shore of Hendrik Island.
The island is largely unglaciated except for small glaciers. It is mountainous, with a peak at its northern end reaching 1152 m. The sea around the island is rarely free from ice.Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 94
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See also
References
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Category:Uninhabited islands of Greenland
Category:Islands of the Arctic Ocean
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