Danske Islands, da, Danske Øer; meaning 'Danish Islands', is an island group of the

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, NE

Greenland Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland is t ...

. The islands are uninhabited. Administratively they belong to the

Northeast Greenland National Park Northeast Greenland National Park ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaanni nuna eqqissisimatitaq, da, Grønlands Nationalpark) is the world's largest national park and the 10th List of largest protected areas in the world, largest protected area (the only large ...

Name conflict

This island group was named by

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during the 1956–1958 Expedition to East Greenland led by

Lauge Koch Lauge Koch (5 July 1892 – 5 June 1964) was a Danish geologist and Arctic explorer. Biography Lauge Koch was born in 1892 to Karl and Elisabeth Koch. His development as a scientist was greatly influenced by his father's second cousin Johan Pet ...

, to pay tribute to the work of the 1906–08

Denmark expedition The Denmark expedition ( da, Danmark-ekspeditionen), also known as the Denmark Expedition to Greenland's Northeast Coast, and as the Danmark Expedition after the ship, was an expedition to the northeast of Greenland in 1906–1908. Despite being ...

. Previously the

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in 1905 had given the name "Îles Françaises" to an island group further north, approximating to the position of the present

Franske Islands Franske Islands, da, Franske Øer, french: Iles Françaises; meaning 'French Islands', is a group of uninhabited islands of the Greenland Sea, Greenland. Administratively the islands belong to the Northeast Greenland National Park. Geography The ...

. A few years later the 1906–08

had transferred the name "Franske Islands" to that position, corresponding to the northernmost islands the

Duke of Orléans Arctic Expedition Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are ranked ...

could have seen. A number of maps, such as the

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s of 1952, among others, retain the outdated names for this island group located further south —"Franske Islands" or ''Îles Françaises''.

Geography

The Danske Islands lie off the southern part of

Jokel Bay Jokel Bay ( da, Jøkelbugten) is a large bay in North Eastern Greenland. The area of the bay is uninhabited. Administratively Jokel Bay and its surroundings belong to the Northeast Greenland National Park. The bay was named after an old Norse word ...

, northwest of

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. The

lie to the north, and Gamma Island to the southwest. Storøen is one of the largest islands of the group. Rabbit Ears Island is a well-known island because of its shape.Place names, NE Greenland
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Name conflict

Geography

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