Kiatak
Kiatak or Northumberland Island ( da, Northumberland Ø), also known as ''Kujata'', is an island off the coast of northern Greenland. Geography This relatively large island is part of a small group formed by Kiatak, Qeqertarsuaq (Herbert Island), Herbert Island and Hakluyt Island. The latter is the smallest of the group and lies off Kiatak's western shore. The islands lie off the Inglefield Fjord, between the Murchison Sound to the north and the Hvalsund to the south. Important Bird Area The island has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a breeding population of some 2.5 million pairs of little auks, as well as other seabird species. History The island was inhabited at the time of Robert Peary's Greenland expeditions in 1886 and 1891–1897.Robert Peary, ''Northward over the great ice'', p. 103 See also *List of islands of Greenland Bibliography *''Book Viewer''h1> References

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Murchison Sound
The Murchison Sound ( da, Murchison Sund; kl, Uummannaq) is a Sound (geography), sound in the Avannaata municipality, NW Greenland.GoogleEarth It was named after Scottish geologist Roderick Murchison (1792 – 1871). Geography It is a broad channel that runs roughly from northwest to southeast between the mouth of the Inglefield Fjord and Baffin Bay. It is 51.8 km wide between Cape Robertson, Greenland, Cape Robertson and Hakluyt Island and its minimum width is 14 km. The Murchison Sound separates Prudhoe Land and Piulip Nuna —part of the Greenland mainland— to the north from Kiatak, Kiatak (Northumberland Island) and Qeqertarsuaq (Herbert Island) to the south with Cape Cleveland, Avannaata, Cape Cleveland on the northern shore. On the south side of the islands the Whale Sound leads from the Baffin Bay to the Inglefield Fjord.''Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute,'' p. 88 The Siorapaluup Kangerlua, Robertson Fjord and the MacCormick Fjo ...
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Hakluyt Island
Hakluyt Island ( kl, Appasuak, da, Hakluyt Ø) is an island in Baffin Bay, in Avannaata municipality, off northwest Greenland. Geography Hakluyt Island lies off the western shore of Kiatak (Northumberland Island). It is part of a small group of coastal islands formed by Kiatak, Herbert Island and Hakluyt Island, Hakluyt being the smallest of the three. Aligned from east to west, the islands lie off the Inglefield Fjord, between the Murchison Sound to the north and the Hvalsund to the south. See also *List of islands of Greenland The following is an alphabetical list of the islands of Greenland. Many of these islands have both a Kalaallisut language name and a European language name. Islands and archipelagoes * Aaluik * Aasiaat Archipelago *Achton Friis Islands * Agg ... References Islands of Greenland Avannaata {{Greenland-geo-stub ...
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List Of Islands Of The Greenland By Area
This is a list of Greenlandic islands by area. It includes all islands in Greenland greater than , sorted in descending order by area. List of islands Islands and greater Islands between than and Islands less than See also *List of islands by area *List of islands of Greenland *Lists of islands Area Greenland Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland is ...

Islands Of Greenland
The following is an alphabetical list of the islands of Greenland. Many of these islands have both a Kalaallisut language name and a European language name. Islands and archipelagoes * Aaluik * Aasiaat Archipelago * Achton Friis Islands * Aggas * Akilia * Alluttoq Island *Aluk Island *Ammassalik Island *Anoraliuirsoq *Appat Island * Apusiaajik Island *ATOW1996 *Beaumont Island (Greenland) * Bjorne Island *Bjorne Islands *Bjornesk Island *Bonsall Islands * Bontekoe Island *Borup Island *Brainard Island * Bushnan Island *Cape Farewell Archipelago ** Annikitsoq **Avallersuaq **Egger Island **Ikeq Island ** Nunarsuaq (Nunarssuak) ** Pamialluk ** Qernertoq ** Qunnerit ** Sammisoq ** Saningassoq ** Walkendorff Island * Carey Islands * Castle Island, Greenland *Clavering Island *Crown Prince Islands *Crozier Island * Danmark Island * Danske Islands *Deception Island (Greenland) * Diego's Island * Djævleøen *Dog's Island * Edward Island * Elison Island * Ella Island *Ensomheden * F ...
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List Of Islands Of Greenland
The following is an alphabetical list of the islands of Greenland. Many of these islands have both a Kalaallisut language name and a European language name. Islands and archipelagoes * Aaluik * Aasiaat Archipelago *Achton Friis Islands * Aggas * Akilia * Alluttoq Island * Aluk Island *Ammassalik Island *Anoraliuirsoq * Appat Island * Apusiaajik Island * ATOW1996 * Beaumont Island (Greenland) *Bjorne Island * Bjorne Islands *Bjornesk Island * Bonsall Islands * Bontekoe Island * Borup Island * Brainard Island * Bushnan Island * Cape Farewell Archipelago ** Annikitsoq ** Avallersuaq ** Egger Island ** Ikeq Island ** Nunarsuaq (Nunarssuak) ** Pamialluk ** Qernertoq ** Qunnerit ** Sammisoq ** Saningassoq ** Walkendorff Island * Carey Islands * Castle Island, Greenland * Clavering Island *Crown Prince Islands * Crozier Island * Danmark Island * Danske Islands *Deception Island (Greenland) * Diego's Island *Djævleøen *Dog's Island *Edward Island * Elison Island * Ella Island *Ensom ...
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Inglefield Fjord
Inglefield Gulf or Inglefield Fjord ( da, Inglefield Bredning; kl, Kangerlussuaq) is a fjord in northwestern Greenland. To the west, the fjord opens into the Baffin Bay. Administratively it belongs to the Avannaata municipality. Inglefield Gulf was named after English explorer Edward Augustus Inglefield. Settlements Qaanaaq is located in the northern entrance of the fjord. The village of Qeqertat is located in the Harvard Islands, in the inner area of the fjord. Geography Together with Wolstenholme Fjord, Inglefield Gulf is one of the two main indentations in the stretch of coast between Cape York and Cape Alexander.''Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute,'' p. 77 On the northern shore of the fjord there is a branch, the Bowdoin Fjord, and on the southern there are two, the Academy Bay in the inner fjord with the Leidy Glacier at its head and the narrow Olrik Fjord running roughly from east to west. The Heilprin Glacier, flowing from the Greenlan ...
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Baffin Bay
Baffin Bay (Inuktitut: ''Saknirutiak Imanga''; kl, Avannaata Imaa; french: Baie de Baffin), located between Baffin Island and the west coast of Greenland, is defined by the International Hydrographic Organization as a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean. It is sometimes considered a sea of the North Atlantic Ocean. It is connected to the Atlantic via Davis Strait and the Labrador Sea. The narrower Nares Strait connects Baffin Bay with the Arctic Ocean. The bay is not navigable most of the year because of the ice cover and high density of floating ice and icebergs in the open areas. However, a polynya of about , known as the North Water, opens in summer on the north near Smith Sound. Most of the aquatic life of the bay is concentrated near that region. Extent The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of Baffin Bay as follows: History The area of the bay has been inhabited since  BC. Around AD 1200, the initial Dorset settlers were rep ...
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Robert Peary
Robert Edwin Peary Sr. (; May 6, 1856 – February 20, 1920) was an American explorer and officer in the United States Navy who made several expeditions to the Arctic in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is best known for, in April 1909, leading an expedition that claimed to be the first to have reached the geographic North Pole. Explorer Matthew Henson, part of the expedition, is thought to have reached what they believed to be the North Pole narrowly before Peary. Peary was born in Cresson, Pennsylvania, but, following his father's death at a young age, was raised in Portland, Maine. He attended Bowdoin College, then joined the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey as a draftsman. He enlisted in the navy in 1881 as a civil engineer. In 1885, he was made chief of surveying for the Nicaragua Canal, which was never built. He visited the Arctic for the first time in 1886, making an unsuccessful attempt to cross Greenland by dogsled. In the Peary expedition to G ...
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Important Bird Areas Of Greenland
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Former Populated Places In Greenland
A former is an object, such as a template, gauge or cutting die, which is used to form something such as a boat's hull. Typically, a former gives shape to a structure that may have complex curvature. A former may become an integral part of the finished structure, as in an aircraft fuselage, or it may be removable, being using in the construction process and then discarded or re-used. Aircraft formers Formers are used in the construction of aircraft fuselage, of which a typical fuselage has a series from the nose to the empennage, typically perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. The primary purpose of formers is to establish the shape of the fuselage and reduce the column length of stringers to prevent instability. Formers are typically attached to longerons, which support the skin of the aircraft. The "former-and-longeron" technique (also called stations and stringers) was adopted from boat construction, and was typical of light aircraft built until ...
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Northward Over The Great Ice - A Narrative Of Life And Work Along The Shores And Upon The Interior Ice-cap Of Northern Greenland In The Years 1886 And 1891-1897, With A Description Of The Little Tribe (14779963574)
Northward may refer to: * The cardinal direction North * Northward, Isles of Scilly, part of Old Grimsby, England * Northward (band), a band composed of vocalist Floor Jansen and guitarist Jørn Viggo Lofstad * , a requisitioned trawler of the Royal Navy during World War II See also * North (other) * Northward equinox, the equinox when Earth's subsolar point appears to leave the Southern Hemisphere * Northward Hill Northward Hill is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest Kent. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2, and is also designated High Halstow National Nature Reserve The site is managed by the Royal Society for the Protection o ..., a nature reserve in Britain * '' Northward Ho'', an early Jacobean stage play {{disambiguation ...
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Northward Over The Great Ice - A Narrative Of Life And Work Along The Shores And Upon The Interior Ice-cap Of Northern Greenland In The Years 1886 And 1891-1897, With A Description Of The Little Tribe (14779867394)
Northward may refer to: * The cardinal direction North * Northward, Isles of Scilly, part of Old Grimsby, England * Northward (band), a band composed of vocalist Floor Jansen and guitarist Jørn Viggo Lofstad * , a requisitioned trawler of the Royal Navy during World War II See also * North (other) * Northward equinox, the equinox when Earth's subsolar point appears to leave the Southern Hemisphere * Northward Hill, a nature reserve in Britain * ''Northward Ho ''Northward Ho'' (or ''Ho!'', or ''Hoe'') is an early Jacobean era stage play, a satire and city comedy written by Thomas Dekker and John Webster, and first published in 1607. ''Northward Ho'' was a response to '' Eastward Ho'' (1605) by Be ...