Qaarsorsuaq Island
Qaarsorsuaq Island is an uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. At 124.7 km2, it is one of the largest islands in the Upernavik Archipelago, located in its southern part.
- Island
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,040 metres (3,420 feet)
- …is also known as “Kaersorsuak”
- Description: uninhabited island in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
72.72129° or 72° 43′ 17″ north
Longitude
-55.91766° or 55° 55′ 4″ west
Open location code
C846P3CJ+GW
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Qaarsorsuaq Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Qaarsorsuaq”
- Dutch: “Qaarsorsuaq Island”
- Italian: “Qaarsorsuaq”
- Italian: “Qaersorssuaq”
- Italian: “Sanderson Hope”
- Swedish: “Qaarsorsuaq”
- Turkish: “Qaarsorsuaq Adası (Grönland)”
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