Qeqertarsuaq (Uummannaq)

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Qeqertarsuaq
Waters Karrat Fjord
Geographical location 71 ° 34 ′  N , 53 ° 10 ′  W Coordinates: 71 ° 34 ′  N , 53 ° 10 ′  W
Qeqertarsuaq (Uummannaq) (Greenland)
Qeqertarsuaq (Uummannaq)
surface 265 km²
Highest elevation Snehætten
1765  m
Residents 102
<1 inh / km²
main place Nuugaatsiaq

Qeqertarsuaq [ qɜˌqɜˈtːɑsːuɑq ] ( German  "big island" ) is an island in the district of Uummannaq in the Avannaata Kommunia , Greenland . The island is located in the Karrat Fjord and has an area of ​​265 km². Neighboring islands are Illorsuit and Upernivik . The island has a settlement called Nuugaatsiaq in the south .

The highest point is the Snehætten with 1765 meters.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Per Ivar Haug: Gazetteer of Greenland (= Til Oppslysning 15). Universitetsbiblioteket i Trondheim, Trondheim 2005. ISBN 82-7113-114-1 (PDF; 1.34 MB; English)
  2. ↑ Snehætten at peakbagger.com (English)