Karrat Island

Karrat Island is an island of . It is located in Baffin Bay in the Upernavik Archipelago. It was once a prime walrus hunting ground for the Oqonermiut.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Upernavik.

Photo: Slaunger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is home to the largest bird cliff, Apparsuit, and unique wildlife. ’s main industry is fishing. Local settlements are spread across the 450km coastline.

Karrat Island

Latitude
72.84325° or 72° 50′ 36″ north
Longitude
-56.09057° or 56° 5′ 26″ west
Open location code
C845RWV5+8Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 28946720
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
3422505
Wiki­data ID
Q24829944
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Satellite Map

Discover Karrat Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Karrat Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Karrat”
  • Dutch: “Karrat Island”
  • German: “Karrat”
  • Swedish: “Karrat (ö)”
  • Swedish: “Karrat”
  • Turkish: “I. Karrat Adası (Grönland)”

Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Ujarattooq and Tunoqqutsiaq.

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