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| image name = | image caption = | image size = | locator map = Nares strait border (Kennedy channel).png|250px|thumb | map caption = Nares strait border (Kennedy channel) | locator map size = | nickname = | location = | coordinates = | archipelago = Greenland | total islands = | major islands = | area_km2 = | length_km = | width_km = | highest mount = | elevation_m = 215 | population = | population as of = | density_km2 = | ethnic groups = | country = Greenland | additional info = }} Franklin Island ((デンマーク語:Franklin Ø)) is one of three islands located in Kennedy Channel of Nares Strait in the high Arctic and is part of Greenland. Its two sister islands are Crozier Island and Hans Island. The former is also part of Greenland, whilst the latter's ownership is disputed between Denmark and Canada. It is the largest of these three islands. It is located c. north of Cape Constitution ((デンマーク語:Kap Constitution)). It is predominantly light brown in color, very steep-sided, flat topped, and rises to a height of on the Southeast side. It is named after the British explorer John Franklin (1786–1847), by Elisha Kent Kane between 1854 and 1855 during his second Grinnell Expedition, after it was sighted by Hans Hendrik and the American William Morton in June 1854. == See also == * List of islands of Greenland 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Franklin Island (Greenland)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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