Hakluyt Island
Hakluyt Island (Greenlandic: Appasuak, Danish: Hakluyt Ø) is an island in Baffin Bay, in the Qaasuitsup municipality, off NW Greenland.[1]
| Native name: Appasuak | |
|---|---|
  Hakluyt Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Baffin Bay, Greenland |
| Coordinates | 77.433333°N 72.666667°W |
| Highest elevation | 400 m (1300 ft) |
| Administration | |
Greenland | |
| Municipality | Qaasuitsup |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Geography
Hakluyt Island lies off the western shore of Kiatak (Northumberland Island). It is part of a small group of coastal islands formed by Kiatak, Herbert Island and Hakluyt Island, Hakluyt being the smallest of the three.[2] Aligned from east to west, the islands lie off the Inglefield Fjord, between the Murchison Sound to the north and the Hvalsund to the south.[3]
.jpg.webp) View of Hakluyt Island with Kiatak (Northumberland Island) in the background. |
See also
References
- Hakluyt Island, Greenland
- 1:1,000,000 scale Operational Navigation Chart, Sheet B-8, 3rd edition
- "Inglefield Bredning". Mapcarta. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
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