Qaarsorsuatsiaq

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Qaarsorsuatsiaq
Waters Tasiusaq Bay , Baffin Bay , Atlantic Ocean
Archipelago Upernavik archipelago
Geographical location 73 ° 11 ′ 0 ″  N , 56 ° 15 ′ 0 ″  W Coordinates: 73 ° 11 ′ 0 ″  N , 56 ° 15 ′ 0 ″  W
Qaarsorsuatsiaq (Greenland)
Qaarsorsuatsiaq
length 8.1 km
width 5.4 km
surface 24.5 km²
Highest elevation 320 m
Residents uninhabited

Qaarsorsuatsiaq (according to the old spelling K'aersorssuatsiaĸ ; German  quite large rock ) is an uninhabited island in the district of Upernavik in Avannaata Kommunia , Greenland .
The island belongs to the Upernavik archipelago .

geography

The island is located on the outer edge of Tasiusaq Bay , in the south-central part of the Upernavik Archipelago . The bay's waterways divide Qaarsorsuatsiaq to the east of Innaarsuit . The highest point is an unnamed hill in the west with a height of 320 meters.

climate

The average temperature is around −11 ° C. The warmest month is July with an average of 8 ° C, the coldest is February with an average of −25 ° C.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Upernavik , Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
  2. Map and surroundings at mapcarta.com