Kuhn Island

Island in Greenland

Not to be confused with Kuhn Island (Franz Josef Land).

Kuhn Island

Native name:

Kuhn Ø

Depot on Kuhn Island during the German Arctic Expedition of 1869-70

Map of Kuhn Island

Kuhn Island

Location of Kuhn Island in Greenland

Etymology| Named after the Austro-Hungarian minister of war Franz Kuhn von Kuhnenfeld
Geography
Location| Greenland Sea
Coordinates| 74°53′N 20°15′W﻿ / ﻿74.883°N 20.250°W﻿ / 74.883; -20.250
Area| 634 km2 (245 sq mi)[1]
Area rank| 12th largest in Greenland
Highest elevation| 1,136 m (3727 ft)
Highest point| Schwarze Wand
Administration

Greenland

Unincorporated area| Northeast Greenland National Park
Demographics
Population| 0 (2021)
Pop. density| 0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groups| none

Kuhn Island (Danish: Kuhn Ø) is a coastal island in Hochstetter Bay, eastern Greenland. There are coal deposits on the island.[2] [3]

The island was discovered by the Second German North Polar Expedition (1869-1870) and is named after Franz Kuhn von Kuhnenfeld, the Austro-Hungarian minister of war, who was a patron of the expedition's cartographer, Julius von Payer.

## Geography

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This island lies to the north of Wollaston Foreland, separated from Thomas Thomsen Land in the mainland by a narrow sound, the Fligely Fjord. The Lindeman Fjord has its mouth to the southwest and the Hochstetter Bay of the Greenland Sea lies to the east. The mouths of Ardencaple Fjord and Grandjean Fjord open to the north.

The islands that are located further off the shore in the bay are Shannon Island to the NE and the Pendulum Islands to the SE.[4]

1870 map of the Northern Portion of Eastern Greenland showing coastal islands. | Map of Northeastern Greenland.

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## See also

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* List of islands of Greenland

## References

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1. ^ UNEP
2. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Greenland" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 545.
3. ^ "Freshwater and Marine Image Bank:Depot on Kuhn Island (Link to a potentially free image that might be uploaded)". Archived from the original on 2013-02-17. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
4. ^ Kuhn Ø

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