Gamma Island (Greenland)


Gamma Island is a large uninhabited island of the Greenland Sea, Greenland. The island has an area of 236 km² and an elevation of 293 meters. It lies south of Jokel Bay and southwest of the Danske Islands and is separated from the mainland by the Orleans Sound.

History

Gamma Island was named by the Mørkefjord expedition 1938–39 after the name of ship "Gamma" used by the expedition.