Henrik Krøyer Holme
  Henrik Krøyer Holme | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Far NE Greenland |
| Coordinates | 80°38′N 13°43′W / 80.633°N 13.717°WCoordinates: 80°38′N 13°43′W / 80.633°N 13.717°W |
| Archipelago | Wandel Sea |
| Total islands | 3 |
| Area | 9.9 km2 (3.8 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
| Zone | NE Greenland National Park |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Henrik Krøyer Holme is a small group of uninhabited islands of Greenland within Northeast Greenland National Park.[1] The area was formerly part of Avannaa, originally Nordgrønland ("North Greenland"), a former county of Greenland until 31 December 2008.
The Henrik Krøyer Holme group is an Important Bird Area where the ivory gull breeds.[2]
Geography
This cluster of small islands is located in the Wandel Sea off the coast of far northeastern Greenland.[3] The waters around the islands are part of the North East Water polynya, a seasonal area of open water surrounded by ice.[4]
 Map of Northeastern Greenland. |
See also
References
- ↑ Compiled by Per Ivar Haug (August 2005). Ingar Lomheim, ed. "Islands". Gazetteer of Greenland. UBiT, Universitetsbiblioteket i Trondheim "University Library in Trondheim" (15). ISBN 82-7113-114-1. ISSN 1502-0800.
- ↑ Henrik Krøyer Holme IBA
- ↑ Mapcarta - Henrik Krøyer Holme
- ↑ The biological importance of the North East Water polynya, NE Greenland, 2010
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