# Inglefield Land

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{{Short description|Region in the Northwest of Greenland}}
{{Infobox peninsulas
|name= Inglefield Land
|local_name= 
|image_name=Operational Navigation Chart B-8, 3rd edition.jpg
|image_caption=ONC map of Eastern Ellesmere Island and Northwest Greenland.
| map = Greenland
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|location=NW Greenland
|coordinates={{coord|78|35|N|69|45|W|type:landmark_region:GL_dim:500000|display=inline,title}} 
|area_km2=
|length_km=160
|width_km=50
|highest_mount=Unnamed
|elevation_m= 638
|waterbody=<div>[Smith Sound](/source/Smith_Sound)<br>[Kane Basin](/source/Kane_Basin)<br>[Peabody Bay](/source/Peabody_Bay)</div>
|Country_heading=
|country=Greenland (Denmark)
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|demonym=
|population=Uninhabited
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'''Inglefield Land''' is an [unglaciated](/source/unglaciated) area along the northwestern coast of Greenland. It was named after English explorer [Edward Augustus Inglefield](/source/Edward_Augustus_Inglefield).

==History==
Inglefield Land is noted for its archaeological sites, which show evidence of occupation by the [Dorset Culture](/source/Dorset_Culture) and [Thule Culture](/source/Thule_Culture).

The last inhabited settlement in the region was [Etah](/source/Etah%2C_Greenland), which is now abandoned.

==Geography==
The region stretches from [Cape Alexander](/source/Cape_Alexander%2C_Greenland) to the southwest to [Cape Agassiz](/source/Cape_Agassiz%2C_Greenland) at the eastern end. It is bounded by [Prudhoe Land](/source/Prudhoe_Land) in the south, the [Humboldt Glacier](/source/Humboldt_Glacier) in the northeast, and the [Kane Basin](/source/Kane_Basin) to the north. The [Dodge Glacier](/source/Dodge_Glacier) is located to the southwest and the [Hiawatha Glacier](/source/Hiawatha_Glacier) to the east. The [McGary](/source/McGary_Islands) and [Bonsall Islands](/source/Bonsall_Islands) are located off the northeastern and the [Littleton Islands](/source/Littleton_Islands) of the southwestern end.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237555926|title=Kane Basin 1999: mapping, stratigraphic studies and economic assessment of Precambrian and Lower Palaeozoic provinces in north-western Greenland|journal=Geology of Greenland Survey Bulletin|volume=186|year=2000|author=Dawes|display-authors=etal|page=11}}</ref><ref>[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Operational_Navigation_Chart_B-8,_3rd_edition.jpg 1:1,000,000 scale Operational Navigation Chart, Sheet B-8, 3rd edition]</ref>

==References==
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Category:Uninhabited islands of Greenland
Category:Avannaata

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