Meteorite Island
Meteorite Island is an island in Baffin Bay, in Avannaata municipality, off NW Greenland. The Cape York Meteorite fell thousands of years ago on the southern shore of this island.- Island
- Description: island in Avannaata, Greenland
- Also known as“Meteorite Ø”“Meteorito”“Savigsivik”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Savissivik Heliport.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Savissivik.
Savissivik
Village
Savissivik or Havighivik is a settlement in the Avannaata municipality in northern Greenland.
3½ km southwest of Meteorite Island
Meteorite Island
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
76.04443° or 76° 2′ 40″ north
Longitude
-65.0256° or 65° 1′ 32″ west
Open location code
C78P2XVF+QQ
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Meteorite Island” goes by many names.
Islla MeteorituAsturian
MeteoritøCebuano
MeteoritøSwedish
Meteorite AdasıTurkish
МетеоритUkrainian
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