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    Søren Norby Islands

    Søren Norby Islands (Danish: Søren Norbyes Øer), named after Søren Norby, is an uninhabited archipelago close to the shores of Eastern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Sermersooq municipality.

    Greenland - Jens Munk Island, Kattertooq Channel
    Greenland - Jens Munk Island, Kattertooq Channel

    Jang Woo Lee / CC BY 3.0

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    25 landforms

    Overview

    Søren Norby Islands (Danish: Søren Norbyes Øer), named after Søren Norby, is an uninhabited archipelago close to the shores of Eastern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Sermersooq municipality.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands1
    • Minor islands12
    • Islets12
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Major islands

    1
    • Jens Munk Island

      Jens Munk Island

      Area
      473 km²
      High point
      826 m

      Jens Munk Island (Danish: Søren Norbyes Ø), uninhabited coastal island in eastern Greenland in the Sermersooq municipality. It is named after the Dano-Norwegian navigator and explorer Jens Munk. The island is the largest in the Søren Norby Islands archipelago.

    Minor islands

    12

    • Puluaa

      Area
      2.2 km²
      High point
      100 m

    • Ilippittivaq

      Area
      0.55 km²
      High point
      132 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.53 km²
      High point
      56 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.48 km²
      High point
      93 m

    • Ikermiit Kittiit

      Area
      0.4 km²
      High point
      83 m

    • Immikkeertigajik

      Area
      0.36 km²
      High point
      80 m

    • Qimaaqqavaajik

      Area
      0.23 km²
      High point
      51 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.23 km²
      High point
      79 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.2 km²
      High point
      16 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.14 km²
      High point
      56 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.14 km²
      High point
      25 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      11 m

    Islets

    12
    • Ukiivaajik25 m · 0.1 km²
    • Unnamed island12 m · 0.09 km²
    • Unnamed island15 m · 0.08 km²
    • Unnamed island16 m · 0.07 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island9 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island15 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island8 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island7 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.02 km²

    Also in the area

    25

    Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.

    • Pamiattiilaalaa199 m · 2 km²
    • Unnamed island86 m · 1.9 km²
    • Unnamed island80 m · 0.64 km²
    • Unnamed island44 m · 0.62 km²
    • Pamiattiilaala Oqqorterilaa20 m · 0.3 km²
    • Unnamed island14 m · 0.15 km²
    • Unnamed island20 m · 0.13 km²
    • Unnamed island32 m · 0.12 km²
    • Unnamed island21 m · 0.12 km²
    • Unnamed island9 m · 0.09 km²
    • Unnamed island20 m · 0.07 km²
    • Unnamed island15 m · 0.07 km²

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level500 m1,000 m826 mJens Munk199 mPamiattiilaalaa132 mIlippittivaq100 mPuluaa83 mIkermiit Kittiit80 mImmikkeertigajik51 mQimaaqqavaajik25 mUkiivaajik20 mPamiattiilaala Oqqorterilaa
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.11101001,000Jens Munk: 473 km²Jens MunkPuluaa: 2.2 km²PuluaaPamiattiilaalaa: 2 km²PamiattiilaalaaUnnamed island: 1.9 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.64 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.62 km²Unnamed islandIlippittivaq: 0.55 km²IlippittivaqUnnamed island: 0.53 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.48 km²Unnamed islandIkermiit Kittiit: 0.4 km²Ikermiit KittiitImmikkeertigajik: 0.36 km²ImmikkeertigajikPamiattiilaala Oqqorterilaa: 0.3 km²Pamiattiilaala Oq…Qimaaqqavaajik: 0.23 km²QimaaqqavaajikUnnamed island: 0.23 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.15 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.14 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.14 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.13 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.12 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.12 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.11 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 km²Unnamed islandUkiivaajik: 0.1 km²UkiivaajikUnnamed island: 0.09 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.09 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.08 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.08 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.07 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.07 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.07 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.06 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed island
    km², log scale
    Jens Munk Island473 km²
    Puluaa2.2 km²
    Pamiattiilaalaa2 km²
    Unnamed island1.9 km²
    Unnamed island0.64 km²
    Unnamed island0.62 km²
    Ilippittivaq0.55 km²
    Unnamed island0.53 km²
    Unnamed island0.48 km²
    Ikermiit Kittiit0.4 km²
    Immikkeertigajik0.36 km²
    Pamiattiilaala Oqqorterilaa0.3 km²
    Qimaaqqavaajik0.23 km²
    Unnamed island0.23 km²
    Unnamed island0.2 km²
    Unnamed island0.15 km²
    Unnamed island0.14 km²
    Unnamed island0.14 km²
    Unnamed island0.13 km²
    Unnamed island0.12 km²
    Unnamed island0.12 km²
    Unnamed island0.11 km²
    Unnamed island0.1 km²
    Ukiivaajik0.1 km²
    Unnamed island0.09 km²
    Unnamed island0.09 km²
    Unnamed island0.08 km²
    Unnamed island0.08 km²
    Unnamed island0.07 km²
    Unnamed island0.07 km²
    Unnamed island0.07 km²
    Unnamed island0.06 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs