Shannon, Greenland

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Shannon
Native name: Shannon
Geography
Location East-Greenland
Coordinates 75°13′N 18°30′W / 75.217, -18.5Coordinates: 75°13′N 18°30′W / 75.217, -18.5
Area 1466 km²


Administration
Flag of Greenland Greenland
County Tunu
Demographics
Population 0

Shannon is a large island in East-Greenland to the East of Hochstetter Foreland. 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.