Sutherland Island

Sutherland Island (Danish: Sutherland Ø; Greenlandic: Tigssarfik) is an island in Baffin Bay, in the Avannaata municipality, off the NW shores of Greenland.

Sutherland Island
Native name:
Tigssarfik
Sutherland Island
Geography
LocationBaffin Bay, Greenland
Coordinates78.15°N 72.9°W / 78.15; -72.9
Length1.5 km (0.93 mi)
Width0.45 km (0.28 mi)
Highest elevation90 m (300 ft)
Administration
Greenland
MunicipalityAvannaata
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Geography

Sutherland Island is located at the southern end of Smith Sound, 5 km southeast of Cape Alexander.[1] It is a 1.5 km long rocky sandstone island, 90 metres high.[2] It is surrounded by ice most of the year.[3]

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