Outer Kitsissut

This article is about the island group near Cape Desolation. For the group further inshore, see Inner Kitsissut. For the archipelago near Cape Egede, see Kitsissut Islands.
Outer Kitsissut
Ydre Kitsissut
Geography
Location Labrador Sea
Southern Greenland
Coordinates 60°45′N 48°24′W / 60.750°N 48.400°W / 60.750; -48.400Coordinates: 60°45′N 48°24′W / 60.750°N 48.400°W / 60.750; -48.400
Major islands Thorstein
Highest elevation 116 m (381 ft)
Administration
Greenland
Municipality Kujalleq
Demographics
Population 0

Outer Kitsissut (Danish: Ydre Kitsissut, old spelling Ydre Kitsigsut), also known as Thorstein Islands[1] or Torstein Islands,[2] is an island group in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland.

Geography

Outer Kitsissut is located 9.5 kilometres (6 miles) to the west-north-west of Cape Desolation 5 km from the shore. It is a compact cluster of small islets and rocks, with a length of 10 km and a width of 5 km.[3] The highest and largest islet is Thorstein Island in the centre of the group, having a maximum length of about 0.7 km with a maximum height of 116 m.[4]

The Inner Kitsissut group lies 4 km to the northeast of the northern end of the cluster at the mouth of the Coppermine Bay.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kaj Kampp & Knud Falk, The Birds of Ydre Kitsissut (Kitsissut Avalliit), Southwest Greenland
  2. ↑ War Diary, 3/1/43 to 5/31/43 › Page 36
  3. ↑ Ydre Kitsissut
  4. ↑ Greenland and Iceland - Maritime Safety Information
  5. ↑ GoogleEarth

External links

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