Disco Island
About Disco Island
Disko Island is a large island in Baffin Bay, off the west coast of Greenland. It has an area of 8,578 km2 (3,312 mi2), making it the second largest island of Greenland, and one of the 100 largest islands in the world. It is part of the Qeqertalik municipality, although it lies off the coast of southern Avannaata municipality, with mainland Qeqertalik a little to the south.
On the show — 7 mentions total
The most common theory is probably that it was named after a guy called Marmaduke. He was an English explorer and whaler, and it was originally called Ducky's Island, then Ducco's Island, then Dicco's Island, then Disco's Island, and eventually Disco Island.
from 439: No Such Thing As A Finger Fish, 2022-08-12 at 00:57:03 · read transcript
Other times Disco Island came up
There's a coal railway in Greenland, and it's on Disco Island, which Disco Island is the second largest island in Greenland after the main one, and it's one of the hundred largest islands in the world, but I'd never heard of it until this week. Disco Island. Can any of you guess how Disco Island got its name? It's in Greenland. This feels like another Fornicans trap, doesn't it?
439: No Such Thing As A Finger Fish, 2022-08-12 · listen
Disco Island Which Disco Island is the second largest island in Greenland after the main one It's one of the hundred largest islands in the world But I'd never heard of it until this week Disco Island Can any of you guess How.
No Such Thing As A Finger Fish, 2022-08-11 · listen
It's only one of a handful of... This is the first scientific observation of one, though, which is pretty cool. We know of a few because we have mentioned one on the podcast. Actually, there's a dual worm who has a transient anus called haplognathia, and there's also a microscopic creature called limnognathia, which lives in the hot springs on Disco Island in Greenland. Transient anus on Disco Island. Nice.
266: No Such Thing As An Innocent Pisces Sign, 2019-04-26 · listen
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Coordinates: 69.7500, -53.5000