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    Jens Munk Island

    Tsikiviitsor, Jens Munk Ø

    64°41′N 40°32′W

    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.

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

    Jang Woo Lee / CC BY 3.0

    Terrain

    64°41′N 40°32′W

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    Overview

    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.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Søren Norby Islands

    • Puluaa

      2.2 km²▲ 100 m

      Minor islands

    • Pamiattiilaalaa

      2 km²▲ 199 m

      Minor islands

    • Unnamed island

      1.9 km²▲ 86 m

      Minor islands

    • Unnamed island

      0.64 km²▲ 80 m

      Minor islands

    • Unnamed island

      0.62 km²▲ 44 m

      Minor islands

    • Ilippittivaq

      0.55 km²▲ 132 m

      Minor islands

    • Unnamed island

      0.53 km²▲ 56 m

      Minor islands

    • Unnamed island

      0.48 km²▲ 93 m

      Minor islands

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs