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Ymer Island
Island in Greenland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ymer Island (Danish: Ymer Ø) is an island in northeastern Greenland. The island is a part of Northeast Greenland National Park.
Quick Facts Native name: Ymer Ø, Etymology ...
Native name: Ymer Ø | |
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![]() View of Ymer Island with ice floes in the foreground. | |
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Etymology | Named after the mythical Norse giant Ymir |
Geography | |
Location | Greenland Sea |
Coordinates | 73°09′N 24°20′W |
Area | 2,437 km2 (941 sq mi) |
Area rank | 5th largest in Greenland 184th largest in world |
Length | 91 km (56.5 mi) |
Width | 36 km (22.4 mi) |
Highest elevation | 1,900 m (6200 ft)[1] |
Highest point | Angelin Bjerg |
Administration | |
Unincorporated area | NE Greenland National Park |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 (2021) |
Pop. density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | none |
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Ymer Island is named after the Swedish geographical journal Ymer, which published many accounts of Swedish expeditions to Spitsbergen and Greenland.[2] The journal had been named after the giant Ymir, the forefather of the Jotuns in Norse mythology.