Tuppiap Qeqertaa (Tobias Island): a newly discovered island off northeast Greenland

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Authors: Bennike, Ole, Mikkelsen, Naja, Forsberg, Rene, Hedenäs, Lars
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2006
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Greenland; Cairn; Tuppiap Qeqertaa; Ice cap; Polar Record
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s003224740600550x; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S003224740600550X

The small island of Tuppiap Qeqertaa, formerly known as Tobias Ø or Tobias Island, is situated 80 km off the northeast Greenland coast. The island was discovered in 1993 and is approximately 2 km long and 1.5 km wide. Most of the island is covered by an ice cap that rises to 35 m above sea level, as...