Hovgaard Island (Greenland)
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Native name: Hovgaard Ø | |
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  Hovgaard Island Location of Hovgaard Island in Greenland | |
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| Etymology | Named after polar explorer Andreas Hovgaard |
| Geography | |
| Location | Greenland Sea |
| Coordinates | 79°54′N 18°30′W / 79.900°N 18.500°W |
| Area | 1,692 km2 (653 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 7th largest in Greenland |
| Length | 60 km (37 mi) |
| Width | 42 km (26.1 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,086 m (3563 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Unincorporated area | Northeast Greenland National Park |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2021) |
| Pop. density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | none |
Hovgaard Island (Danish: Hovgaard Ø) is a large uninhabited island of the Greenland Sea, Greenland. The island was named after Andreas Hovgaard, a polar explorer and officer of the Danish Navy who led an expedition to the Kara Sea on steamship Dijmphna in 1882–83.[1]
Polar climate prevails in Hovgaard Island. The average annual temperature in the area is -17 °C. The warmest month is July when the average temperature reaches -2 °C and the coldest is February when the temperature sinks to -29 °C.[2]
Hovgaard Island is a coastal island located to the south of the Holm Land Peninsula. To the west, further inshore, lies smaller Lynn Island and to the east and the southeast the Greenland Sea. The Dijmphna Sound limits the island to the west and north, and to the southwest lies the mouth of the Nioghalvfjerd Fjord of the Nioghalvfjerdsbrae glacier.[3]
The island has a length of 60 km and a width of 42 km. Part of the interior is covered by an ice cap.[1]
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