Kaffeklubben Island or Coffee Club Island is an island lying off the northern tip of Greenland. It contains the northernmost undisputed point of land on Earth.
The first recorded sighting of Kaffeklubben Island was made by American explorer Robert Peary in 1900; however, the island was not visited until 1921. When the Danish explorer Lauge Koch set foot on the island, it received its name, after the coffee club in the University of Copenhagen Geological Museum.
Kaffeklubben Island or Coffee Club Island is an island lying off the northern tip of Greenland. It contains the northernmost undisputed point of land on Earth.
The first recorded sighting of Kaffeklubben Island was made by American explorer Robert Peary in 1900; however, the island was not visited until 1921. When the Danish explorer Lauge Koch set foot on the island, it received its name, after the coffee club in the University of Copenhagen Geological Museum.
"Kaffeklubben Island is practically a polar desert with roughly 30-day summers. Despite these extremely inhospitable conditions, these two tiny flowering plants eek out a meager existence and persist blooming through summer lows in the high 20’s Fahrenheit".
Kaffeklubben Island or Coffee Club Island is an island lying off the northern tip of Greenland. It contains the northernmost undisputed point of land on Earth.
The first recorded sighting of Kaffeklubben Island was made by American explorer Robert Peary in 1900; however, the island was not visited until 1921. When the Danish explorer Lauge Koch set foot on the island, it received its name, after the coffee club in the University of Copenhagen Geological Museum.