Inglefield Land

Inglefield Land

ONC map of Eastern Ellesmere Island and Northwest Greenland.
Geography
Location	NW Greenland
Coordinates
Adjacent to	Smith Sound Kane Basin Peabody Bay
Length	160 km (99 mi)
Width	50 km (31 mi)
Highest elevation	638 m (2093 ft)
Highest point	Unnamed
Administration
Greenland (Denmark)
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Inglefield Land is an unglaciated area along the northwestern coast of Greenland. It was named after English explorer Edward Augustus Inglefield.

History

Inglefield Land is noted for its archaeological sites, which show evidence of occupation by the Dorset Culture and Thule Culture.

The last inhabited settlement in the region was Etah, which is now abandoned.

Geography

The region stretches from Cape Alexander to the southwest to Cape Agassiz at the eastern end. It is bounded by Prudhoe Land in the south, the Humboldt Glacier in the northeast, and the Kane Basin to the north. The Dodge Glacier is located to the southwest and the Hiawatha Glacier to the east. The McGary and Bonsall Islands are located off the northeastern and the Littleton Islands of the southwestern end.