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 Map of Milne Land | |
  Milne Island Location of Milne Land in Greenland | |
| Etymology | Named afterBritish admiralDavid Milne |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Scoresby Sound |
| Coordinates | 70°41′N26°45′W / 70.683°N 26.750°W /70.683; -26.750 |
| Archipelago | Milneland Archipelago |
| Adjacent to | Greenland Sea |
| Area | 3,913 km2 (1,511 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 3rdlargest in Greenland 140thlargest in world |
| Length | 113 km (70.2 mi)[1] |
| Width | 45 km (28 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 2,110 m (6920 ft)[2] |
| Highest point | Unnamed |
| Administration | |
| Municipality | Sermersooq |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2021) |
| Pop. density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | none |
Milne Land orMilneland is a large island in easternGreenland. It is the third largest island of Greenland, after the main island of Greenland andDisko Island. It is named afterBritish admiralDavid Milne.
This island is popular amongclimbers.[3]
The island is 113 km (70 mi) long from Moræne Point in the southwest to Bregne Point in the northeast, up to 45 km (28 mi) wide, and 3,913 km2 (1,511 sq mi) in area. It is part of anarchipelago, which includesStoro andSorte Island in the Northwest,Denmark Island in the south, and theBjorne Islands in the northeast.Cape Leslie is Milneland's southeastern headland.[4]
Milne Land is separated from theRenland peninsula in the north by the 6 to 10 km (6.2 mi) wideOfjord, from theGaaseland peninsula in the south by the 4 to 6 km (3.7 mi) wideFonfjord, and from the mainland coast in the west by the 4 to 14 km (8.7 mi) wideRode Fjord.
Jameson Land, the large peninsula in the east with the settlement ofIttoqqortoormiit on its southern coast, is located more than 40 km (25 mi) away across theScoresby Sound.
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