Qeqertarsuatsiaq Island
Qeqertarsuatsiaq Island (old spelling: Qeqertarssuatsiaq, Danish: Hareøen) is an isolated and uninhabited[1] island in the Avannaata municipality, in Baffin Bay off the western shore of Greenland.[2]
 Aerial view of Qeqertarsuatsiaq Island | |
  Qeqertarsuatsiaq | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Baffin Bay |
| Coordinates | 70°25′00″N 54°53′00″W |
| Area | 126 km2 (49 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
Greenland | |
| Municipality | Avannaata |
Geography
Qeqertarsuatsiaaq Island is separated from the much larger Disko Island (Greenlandic: Qeqertarsuaq) in the southeast by the Maligaat sound, and from Nuussuaq Peninsula in the northeast by the Sullorsuaq Strait.[2]
References
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Nuussuaq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
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