It was named "Melville Monument" by Arctic explorer Sir John Ross in July 1818.
The island is located in Melville Bay, separated from the coast by a narrow sound.[3] It is a peaked island, familiar to Arctic navigators, similar to Kullorsuaq further south, but smaller.[4]
melville, monument, greenland, melville, monument, greenlandic, usuussarsuaq, island, avannaata, municipality, greenland, melville, monumentnative, name, usuussarsuaqmelville, monumentgeographylocationmelville, greenlandcoordinates75, 517highest, elevation332,. Melville Monument Greenlandic Usuussarsuaq is an island in the Avannaata municipality NW Greenland 2 Melville MonumentNative name UsuussarsuaqMelville MonumentGeographyLocationMelville Bay GreenlandCoordinates75 38 N 58 31 W 75 633 N 58 517 W 75 633 58 517Highest elevation332 m 1089 ft 1 AdministrationGreenlandMunicipalityAvannaataDemographicsPopulationuninhabited It was named Melville Monument by Arctic explorer Sir John Ross in July 1818 The island is located in Melville Bay separated from the coast by a narrow sound 3 It is a peaked island familiar to Arctic navigators similar to Kullorsuaq further south but smaller 4 Literature editClements R Markham Life of Admiral Sir Leopold McClintock T C Chamberlin Glacial Studies in Greenland III Coast Glaciers between Disco Island and Inglefield GulfSee also editList of islands of GreenlandReferences edit Erik W Born Anna Heilmann Lene Kielsen Holm Polar Bears in Northwest Greenland 2011 p 70 Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute p 200 Melville Monument Mapcarta Retrieved 31 March 2019 Geographical Items on North Greenland Encyclopedia Arctica 14External links editSeabird colonies in the Melville Bay Northwest Greenland nbsp This Greenland location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Melville Monument Greenland amp oldid 1155187085, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
