Kuhn Island
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EtymologyNamed after the Austro-Hungarian minister of war Franz Kuhn von Kuhnenfeld
LocationGreenland Sea
Coordinates74°53′N 20°15′W / 74.883°N 20.250°W
Area634 km2 (245 sq mi)[1]
Native name: Kuhn Ø | |
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 Depot on Kuhn Island during the German Arctic Expedition of 1869-70 | |
  Kuhn Island Location of Kuhn Island in Greenland | |
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| Etymology | Named after the Austro-Hungarian minister of war Franz Kuhn von Kuhnenfeld |
| Geography | |
| Location | Greenland Sea |
| Coordinates | 74°53′N 20°15′W / 74.883°N 20.250°W |
| Area | 634 km2 (245 sq mi)[1] |
| Area rank | 12th largest in Greenland |
| Highest elevation | 1,136 m (3727 ft) |
| Highest point | Schwarze Wand |
| Administration | |
| Unincorporated area | Northeast Greenland National Park |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2021) |
| Pop. density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | none |
Kuhn Island (Danish: Kuhn Ø) is a coastal island in Hochstetter Bay, eastern Greenland. There are coal deposits on the island.[2][3]
The island was discovered by the Second German North Polar Expedition (1869-1870) and is named after Franz Kuhn von Kuhnenfeld, the Austro-Hungarian minister of war, who was a patron of the expedition's cartographer, Julius von Payer.
