Herbert Island

Qeqertarsuaq or Herbert Island is an island in Baffin Bay near in the Avannaata municipality, NW . The island has an area of 223 km2. Qeqertarsuaq, meaning "Large Island", is the name of several other places in Greenland.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island near Qaanaaq in Baffin Bay, NW Greenland
  • Also known as: Qeqertarsuaq

Herbert Island

Latitude
77.42405° or 77° 25′ 27″ north
Longitude
-70.74811° or 70° 44′ 53″ west
Elevation
589 metres (1,932 feet)
Open location code
C79FC7F2+JQ
Geo­Names ID
3831398
Wiki­data ID
Q2529502
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Herbert Island” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Herbert Ø
  • Cebuano: Qeqertarsuaq (pulo sa Qaasuitsup, lat 77,43, long -70,70)
  • Cebuano: Qeqertarsuaq
  • Chinese: 凱凱塔蘇瓦克島
  • Danish: Herbert Ø
  • Danish: Qeqertarsuaq
  • Dutch: Herbert Ø
  • Italian: Herbert Ø
  • Italian: Qeqertarssuaq
  • Japanese: ハーバード島
  • Kalaallisut: Qeqertarsuaq
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Qeqertarsuaq
  • Norwegian: Qeqertarsuaq
  • Polish: Herbert
  • Polish: Qeqertarsuaq
  • Swedish: Herbert Ø
  • Swedish: Herberth Ö
  • Swedish: Herbertön
  • Swedish: Qeqertarssuaq
  • Turkish: I. Qeqertarsuaq (Grönland)

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