Wolstenholme Island

Wolstenholme Island is an in Baffin Bay, in Avannaata municipality, off northwestern . The island lies west of the off Cape Atholl in the southern shore of the mouth of , south of Saunders Island.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Avannaata, Greenland
  • Also known as: Kekertarssuak”, “Kekertasuak Agpa”, and “Qeqertarssuaq

Wolstenholme Island

Latitude
76.43036° or 76° 25′ 49″ north
Longitude
-70.02484° or 70° 1′ 29″ west
Elevation
345 metres (1,132 feet)
Open location code
C78FCXJG+43
Geo­Names ID
3831062
Wiki­data ID
Q24727788
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Wolstenholme Island” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Wolstenholme Ø
  • Cebuano: Wolstenholme Ø
  • Chinese: 伍爾斯滕霍姆島
  • Danish: Wolstenholme Ø
  • Japanese: ウォルステンホルム島
  • Macedonian: Волстенхолмов Остров
  • Swedish: Wolstenholme Ø
  • Turkish: Wolstenholme Adası (Grönland)

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