Back Şannon adası Azerbaijani Illa Shannon Catalan Shannon Ø CEB Shannon (ø) Danish Shannon (Insel) German Isla Shannon Spanish Île Shannon French Illa Shannon Galician Shannon (Groenlandia) Italian シャノン島 Japanese
Native name: Shannon Ø | |
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 The Germania on the Northern Coast of Shannon Island. | |
 Map of Shannon Island | |
  Shannon Island Location of Shannon Island in Greenland | |
| Etymology | Named after the frigate HMS Shannon |
| Geography | |
| Location | Greenland Sea |
| Coordinates | 75°10′N 18°20′W / 75.167°N 18.333°W |
| Area | 1,258.5 km2 (485.9 sq mi)[1] |
| Area rank | 9th largest in Greenland 281st largest in world |
| Highest elevation | 305 m (1001 ft) |
| Highest point | Meyerstein Bjerg |
| Administration | |
| Unincorporated area | NE Greenland National Park |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2021) |
| Pop. density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | none |
Shannon Island (Danish: Shannon Ø) is a large island in Northeast Greenland National Park in eastern Greenland, to the east of Hochstetter Foreland, with an area of 1,466 km2 (566 sq mi). It was named by Douglas Charles Clavering on his 1823 expedition for the Royal Navy frigate HMS Shannon, a 38-gun frigate on which he served as midshipman under Sir Philip Broke.
The island is also home to many different types of animals such as polar bears, walruses, ravens, and oxen.