Schnauder Island
Native name: Schnauder Ø | |
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  Location within Greenland | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Jøkel Bay, Greenland Sea |
| Coordinates | 78°49′N 19°28′W / 78.82°N 19.46°W |
| Area | 180.3 km2 (69.6 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
| Zone | Northeast Greenland National Park |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Schnauder Island (Danish: Schnauder Ø) is an uninhabited island of the Greenland Sea, Greenland.
This island was named after German astronomer Max Schnauder (1860–1939) by the ill-fated Denmark Expedition.[1]
Geography
[edit]Schnauder Island lies in the northern Jøkel Bay area by the terminus of the Zachariæ Isstrøm glacier. The Achton Friis Islands lie off the northern end and the Franske Islands to the east. It has a surface of 180.3 km2 and a shoreline of 105 km.[2]
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