Store Koldewey Island

Address: Store Koldewey, Northeast Greenland (part of Northeast Greenland National Park)

Website: https://en.knr.gl/ (Greenland resources)

Hours: N/A (part of high Arctic geography, seasonal access only)

Admission: Access restricted; no visitor facilities

Store Koldewey is an island off northeastern Greenland located within the high Arctic sector of Greenland. It lies inside the boundaries of the region protected as part of Northeast Greenland National Park.

The island is remote and largely uninhabited, characterised by Arctic coastal and glaciated terrain rather than developed visitor facilities. Wildlife and sea-ice conditions are the principal natural features of interest to scientific visits and expedition cruises that pass the region.

There is no record of permanent settlement on the island; human activity has been limited to occasional exploration, scientific surveying and nautical visits. The island’s name appears on modern Arctic charts and maps.

Store Koldewey lies off the northeastern coast of Greenland in the high Arctic, within the administrative area covered by Northeast Greenland National Park.

• Protected area: Part of the extremely remote northeastern Greenland region administered as the Northeast Greenland National Park, the world’s largest national park.

Access only by ice-strengthened vessel as part of an Arctic expedition. The island is within the bounds of Northeast Greenland National Park; coordinate with licensed tour operators or scientific programs.

• There are no services: any visit requires an organized expedition with ice-capable vessels.
• Use high-resolution charts and experienced Arctic pilots; seas and weather are unforgiving even in summer.
• Photograph seabird colonies from a safe distance-disturbance can be harmful to breeding birds.