Centrum Lake
| Centrum Lake | |
|---|---|
| Centrumsø | |
 Centrum Lake Sentinel-2 image | |
  Centrum Lake Location in Greenland | |
| Location | NE Greenland |
| Coordinates | 80°10′N 22°30′W / 80.167°N 22.500°W |
| Type | Lake |
| Ocean/sea sources | Sæfaxi Elv, Hekla Sound, Greenland Sea[1] |
| Basin countries | Greenland, Denmark |
| Max. length | 18 km (11 mi) |
| Max. width | 3 km (1.9 mi) |
Centrum Lake (Danish: Centrumsø, also known as Centrum Sø), is a lake in King Frederick VIII Land, near Greenland's northeastern coast.[1] The lake and its surroundings are part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone.
The Danish military base/weather station Nord —the only inhabited place in the area— lies about 200 km (120 mi) to the NNE.
History
[edit]The lake was first observed by Lauge Koch in 1938 during an aerial survey. It was named in 1952-53 when it was chosen as a center for geological research in which Catalina planes could land.[2] Huts were built and scientific personnel used the location as a base for research in the area, as well as to launch expeditions further north.[3]
In 1955 it was considered as a possible site for a military base in Greenland.[4] Currently there is a STOL airstrip near the lake.[5]
Geography
[edit]Centrum Lake is a land-locked freshwater lake with a fjord structure. It is located at the southern end of Crown Prince Christian Land peninsula. The Sæfaxi Elv, a short river, discharges its waters eastwards in the Marmorvigen, a small branch in the western shore of the Hekla Sound, a little to the north of the confluence with the Dijmphna Sound.[2] The surface of the lake is usually free of ice in July and August, although there are years in which the ice doesn't totally melt.[6]
Sydhøjen is a small peninsula on the northern side of the lake which has Inuit archaeological remains.[2] There are also caves in the area of the lake.[7]
Bibliography
[edit]- Needleman, S.M. (ed.) 1962: Arctic earth science investigations, Centrum Sø, northeast Greenland, 1960. Air Force Surveys Geo physics 138, 132 pp.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Google Earth
- ^ a b c Place names, NE Greenland - Geological Survey of Denmark
- ^ "Crossing North Peary Land in Summer 1953" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-07-05. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
- ^ Ronald E. Doel, Kristine C. Harper, Matthias Heymann eds. Exploring Greenland: Cold War Science and Technology on Ice. p. 126
- ^ Issaaffik
- ^ Sentinel-2 - ESA
- ^ Caves May Hold Clues to Greenland's Warmer Past
External links
[edit]
Media related to Centrum Lake at Wikimedia Commons- Can You Dig It? Arctic Explorers Find Buried Stash of 60 Year-Old Jam
- Report on the findings of the Northeast Greenland Caves Project 2015
- Investigations of ice-free sites for aircraft landings in east Greenland
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