peninsula
A peninsula (; ) is a landform that extends from a mainland and is surrounded by water on most, but not all of its borders. A peninsula is also sometimes defined as a piece of land bordered by water on three of its sides. Peninsulas exist on all ...
in eastern
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 ...
. It is a part of 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 ...
.
The peninsula is named after Arthur R. Hinks, Secretary of the
Royal Geographical Society
The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), often shortened to RGS, is a learned society and professional body for geography based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical scien ...
, 1915–45.
Geography
Hinksland is limited to the northwest by the
Daugaard-Jensen Glacier
The Daugaard-Jensen Glacier is a large glacier located on the southeast coast of Greenland.
The glacier was first mapped in 1933 by Lauge Koch during aerial surveys made during the 1931–34 Three-year Expedition to East Greenland ''(Treårseksp ...
, beyond which lies
Charcot Land
Charcot Land is a peninsula of Eastern Greenland, part of the Scoresby Sound system. It lies in the Northeast Greenland National Park zone.
The area is remote and uninhabited. It was named after French Polar explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot (186 ...
, to the northeast by the
Nordvestfjord
Nordvestfjord, meaning 'Northwest Fjord', ( kl, Kangertertivarmît Kangertivat) is a fjord in King Christian X Land, eastern Greenland.
Administratively most of its length lies in the Northeast Greenland National Park area, at the border of Sermer ...
of the
Scoresby Sound
Scoresby Sound (Danish: ''Scoresby Sund'', Greenlandic: ''Kangertittivaq'') is a large fjord system of the Greenland Sea on the eastern coast of Greenland. It has a tree-like structure, with a main body approximately Flyver Fjord. To the southwest the peninsula is attached to the mainland. The
Renland
Renland is a peninsula in eastern Greenland. It is a part of the Sermersooq municipality. Despite its proximity to the coast Renland has an ice cap climate with bitterly cold winters and very low maximum temperatures in the summer.
Renland was na ...
Nathorst Land
Nathorst Land is the land area between Van Keulenfjorden and Van Mijenfjorden on Spitsbergen, Svalbard.
The area is named after Alfred Gabriel Nathorst
Alfred Gabriel Nathorst (7 November 1850 – 20 January 1921) was a Swedish Arctic ...
to the north, across the Nordvestfjord. The highest point of the peninsula is a mountain located in the southern part rising above the Flyver Fjord.
Geologically Hinksland is part of the
Vestfjord
Vestfjord, meaning "West Fjord" in the Danish language, is a fjord in King Christian X Land, eastern Greenland.
This fjord is part of the Scoresby Sound system in the area of Sermersooq municipality. Geography
This tributary fjord extends between ...
-Hinksland gneiss and schist zone crystalline complex.Harold Williams ed. ''Geology of the Appalachian—Caledonian Orogen in Canada and Greenland'', p. 898
Hinksland is at the southern limit of the eastern coastal area of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
Constable Point
Nerlerit Inaat Airport ( kl, Mittarfik Nerlerit Inaat, da, Constable Pynt Lufthavn) is an airport in the Sermersooq municipality in eastern Greenland. It is located on Jameson Land and serves the town of Ittoqqortoormiit, approximately to the ...
(Nerlerit Inaat) is the closest airport.
See also
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Renland
Renland is a peninsula in eastern Greenland. It is a part of the Sermersooq municipality. Despite its proximity to the coast Renland has an ice cap climate with bitterly cold winters and very low maximum temperatures in the summer.
Renland was na ...