Sutherland Island
| Native name: <span class="nickname" ">Tigssarfik | |
|---|---|
  Sutherland Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Baffin Bay, Greenland |
| Coordinates | 78°09′N 72°54′W / 78.15°N 72.9°WCoordinates: 78°09′N 72°54′W / 78.15°N 72.9°W |
| Length | 1.5 km (0.93 mi) |
| Width | 0.45 km (0.28 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Administration | |
|
Greenland | |
| Municipality | Qaasuitsup |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Sutherland Island (Danish: Sutherland Ø; Greenlandic: Tigssarfik) is an island in Baffin Bay, in the Qaasuitsup municipality, off the NW shores of Greenland.
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. It is surrounded by ice most of the year.[2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Sutherland Ø". Mapcarta. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ↑ Sutherland Island, Greenland
- ↑ Sailing Directions (Enroute): Greenland and Iceland (PDF; 5,4 MB), Pub. 181, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Springfield, Virginia, 2010, p. 90.
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