Hendrik Island

Hendrik Island is an island in far northern Greenland. Its area is 583 km².^[1] It is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.

Hendrik Island

Native name: Hendrik Ø
Map of Hendrik Island
Hendrik Island Location of Hendrik Island in Greenland
Etymology	Named after Arctic explorer Hendrik Olsen
Geography
Location	Lincoln Sea
Coordinates	82°03′N 52°46′W
Area	583 km2 (225 sq mi)
Area rank	14th largest in Greenland
Length	46 km (28.6 mi)
Width	8 km (5 mi)
Highest elevation	1,152 m (3780 ft)
Administration
Greenland
Unincorporated area	NE Greenland National Park
Demographics
Population	0 (2021)
Pop. density	0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	none

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.^[2]

Map of the Lincoln Sea area.

See also

• List of islands of Greenland
• List of features in Greenland named after Greenlandic Inuit