| Native name: Usuussarsuaq | |
|---|---|
  Melville Monument | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Melville Bay, Greenland |
| Coordinates | 75°38′N 58°31′W / 75.633°N 58.517°W / 75.633; -58.517 |
| Highest elevation | 332 m (1089 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Greenland | |
| Municipality | Avannaata |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Melville Monument (Greenlandic: Usuussarsuaq) is an island in the Avannaata municipality, NW Greenland.
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. It is a peaked island, familiar to Arctic navigators, similar to Kullorsuaq further south, but smaller.
Literature
- Clements R. Markham, Life of Admiral Sir Leopold McClintock,
- T. C. Chamberlin, Glacial Studies in Greenland. III. Coast Glaciers between Disco Island and Inglefield Gulf
See also
References
- 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 14
External links
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