Ymer Island
Native name: Ymer Ø | |
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View of Ymer Island with ice floes in the foreground. | |
Map of Ymer Island | |
| Etymology | Named after the mythical Norse giant Ymir |
| Geography | |
| Location | Greenland Sea |
| Coordinates | 73°09′N 24°20′W / 73.150°N 24.333°W |
| Area | 2,437 km2 (941 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 5th largest in Greenland 184th largest in world |
| Length | 91 km (56.5 mi) |
| Width | 36 km (22.4 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,900 m (6200 ft) |
| Highest point | Angelin Bjerg |
| Administration | |
| Unincorporated area | NE Greenland National Park |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2021) |
| Pop. density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | none |
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Ymer Island (Danish: Ymer Ø) is an island in northeastern Greenland. The island is a part of Northeast Greenland National Park.
Ymer Island is named after the Swedish geographical journal Ymer, which published many accounts of Swedish expeditions to Spitsbergen and Greenland. The journal had been named after the giant Ymir, the forefather of the Jotuns in Norse mythology.