Hakluyt Island

Hakluyt Island is an in Baffin Bay in northwest . The uninhabited island is located off the west coast of Northumberland Island, and is part of the Avannaata municipality.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Greenland
  • Also known as: Appasuak” and “Hakluyt O
  • Historically known as: Haklight Island

Hakluyt Island

Latitude
77.43111° or 77° 25′ 52″ north
Longitude
-72.66289° or 72° 39′ 46″ west
Elevation
71 metres (233 feet)
Open location code
C799C8JP+CR
Geo­Names ID
3831414
Wiki­data ID
Q3782490
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Hakluyt Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Hakluyt Ø
  • Chinese: 哈克盧伊特島
  • French: Hakluyt Island
  • Hausa: Tsibirin Hakluyt
  • Italian: Agpasuak
  • Italian: Appasuak
  • Italian: Hakluyt Ø
  • Japanese: ハクルート島
  • Swedish: Appasuak
  • Swedish: Hakluyt Ø (ö i Grönland)
  • Swedish: Hakluyt Ø
  • Turkish: Hakluyt Adası

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