Schnauder Island is an uninhabited island of the Greenland Sea, Greenland.

Schnauder Island
Schnauder Ø
Schnauder Island is located in Greenland
Schnauder Island
Schnauder Island
Geography
LocationJokel Bay, Greenland Sea
Coordinates78°49′N 19°28′W / 78.82°N 19.46°W / 78.82; -19.46
Area180.3 km2 (69.6 sq mi)
Administration
ZoneNortheast Greenland National Park
Demographics
Population0

This island was named after German astronomer Max Schnauder (1860-1939) by the ill-fated Denmark Expedition.[1]

Geography

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Schnauder Island lies in the northern Jokel Bay area by the terminus of the Zachariae Isstrom 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 kilometres.[2]

 
Map of Northeastern Greenland.

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