Stray Dog West

Stray Dog West (Russian: Стрэй-Дог-Вест, romanized: Strei-Dog-Vest; Danish: Stray Dog West (Ø)) is an island in Greenland. It is a candidate for the northernmost island on Earth.[1]

Toponymy

Probably named in reference to its relative geographic isolation; relative to its paucity of being featured in media, unlike similar islands, it is only occasionally appendaged as "Stray Dog West Island". The name is also only borrowed, not directly translated to other languages.

History

Stray Dog West was discovered during a 2007 expedition led by Dennis Schmitt.[1] The island is four meters above sea level, making it likely that rising oceans will eventually permanently submerge the island.[2] The island was made of sediment with gravel, mud and boulders. It was estimated in 2007 that the island had a landmass of 100 x 60m.[3]

Territorial disputes

In 2007, Denmark sent an icebreaker to the surrounding area in order to find data to attempt an extension of its maritime territory. Russia disagreed with Denmark's proposal and claimed that the ridge underneath the ocean came from Russia, making the Stray Dog West and other disputed islands Russian territory. It is also disputed over whether Stray Dog West counts as an island, as it is submerged at high tide.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "The traveller trying to change the world". February 20, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Wendlandt, Astrid (2007-10-31). "Northern pebbles new pawns in Arctic chess game". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  3. ^ Bennike, Ole; Shea, Jeff (January 2019). "Oodaaq Ø and other short-lived islets north of Greenland". Polar Record. 55 (1): 14–24. doi:10.1017/S0032247419000135. ISSN 0032-2474. S2CID 199099963.

83°40′37″N 31°12′00″W / 83.67694°N 31.20000°W / 83.67694; -31.20000

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