Hinksland () is a

peninsula A peninsula is a landform that extends from a mainland and is only connected to land on one side. Peninsulas exist on each continent. The largest peninsula in the world is the Arabian Peninsula. Etymology The word ''peninsula'' derives , . T ...

in eastern

Greenland Greenland is an autonomous territory in the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. It is by far the largest geographically of three constituent parts of the kingdom; the other two are metropolitan Denmark and the Faroe Islands. Citizens of Greenlan ...

. It is a part of the

Northeast Greenland National Park Northeast Greenland National Park (, ) is the world's largest national park and the 10th largest protected area (the only larger protected areas consist mostly of sea). Established in 1974, the Northeast Greenland national park expanded to its p ...

. The peninsula is named after Arthur R. Hinks, Secretary of the

Royal Geographical Society The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), often shortened to RGS, is a learned society and professional body for geography based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical scien ...

, 1915–45.

Geography

Hinksland is limited to the northwest by the Daugaard-Jensen Glacier, beyond which lies Charcot Land, to the northeast by the

Nordvestfjord Nordvestfjord, meaning 'Northwest Fjord', () is a fjord in King Christian X Land, eastern Greenland. Administratively most of its length lies in the Northeast Greenland National Park area, at the border of Sermersooq municipality. This fjord is ...

of the

Scoresby Sound Scoresby Sound (Danish: ''Scoresby Sund'', Greenlandic language, Greenlandic: ''Kangertittivaq'') is a large fjord system of the Greenland Sea on the eastern coast of Greenland. It has a tree-like structure, with a main body approximately

and to the south by the Flyver Fjord. To the southwest the peninsula is attached to the mainland. The

Renland Renland is a peninsula in eastern Greenland. It is a part of the Sermersooq municipality. Despite its proximity to the coast Renland has an ice cap climate with bitterly cold winters and very low maximum temperatures in the summer. Renland was n ...

peninsula lies to the southeast, beyond

Th. Sørensen Land Th. Sørensen Land is an area in King Christian X Land, Eastern Greenland, part of the inner Scoresby Sound system. Administratively it lies in the Northeast Greenland National Park zone. The area is remote and uninhabited. Th. Sørensen Land was ...

and

Nathorst Land Nathorst Land is the land area between Van Keulenfjorden and Van Mijenfjorden on Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The area is named after Alfred Gabriel Nathorst Alfred Gabriel Nathorst (7 November 1850 – 20 January 1921) was a Swedish Arctic e ...

to the north, across the Nordvestfjord. The highest point of the peninsula is a mountain located in the southern part rising above the Flyver Fjord. Geologically Hinksland is part of the

Vestfjord Vestfjord, meaning "West Fjord" in the Danish language, is a fjord in King Christian X Land, eastern Greenland. This fjord is part of the Scoresby Sound system in the area of Sermersooq municipality. Geography This tributary fjord extends between ...

-Hinksland gneiss and schist zone crystalline complex.Harold Williams ed. ''Geology of the Appalachian—Caledonian Orogen in Canada and Greenland'', p. 898 Hinksland is at the southern limit of the eastern coastal area of the Northeast Greenland National Park.

Constable Point Nerlerit Inaat Airport (, ) , also referred to as Constable Point Airport is an airport in the Sermersooq municipality in eastern Greenland. It is located on Jameson Land and serves the town of Ittoqqortoormiit, approximately to the south-east. ...

(Nerlerit Inaat) is the closest airport.

References

External links

A Review of Muskox Observations from North and Northeast GreenlandGreenland place names and spelling, by T. Higgins
Peninsulas of Greenland Scoresby Sound {{greenland-geo-stub

Geography

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