Outer Kitsissut

Outer Kitsissut
Ydre Kitsissut
Torstein Islands
Outer Kitsissut
Geography
Location Labrador Sea
Southern Greenland
Coordinates 60°45′N 48°24′W / 60.750°N 48.400°W / 60.750; -48.400Coordinates: 60°45′N 48°24′W / 60.750°N 48.400°W / 60.750; -48.400
Major islands Thorstein
Highest elevation 116 m (381 ft)
Administration
Greenland
Municipality Kujalleq
Demographics
Population 0

Outer Kitsissut (Danish: Ydre Kitsissut, old spelling Ydre Kitsigsut), also known as Thorstein Islands[1] or Torstein Islands,[2] is an island group in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland.

Geography

Outer Kitsissut is located 9.5 kilometres (6 miles) to the west-north-west of Cape Desolation 5 km from the shore. It is a compact cluster of small islets and rocks, with a length of 10 km and a width of 5 km.[3] The highest and largest islet is Thorstein Island in the centre of the group, having a maximum length of about 0.7 km with a maximum height of 116 m.[4]

The Inner Kitsissut group lies 4 km to the northeast of the northern end of the cluster at the mouth of the Coppermine Bay.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kaj Kampp & Knud Falk, The Birds of Ydre Kitsissut (Kitsissut Avalliit), Southwest Greenland
  2. ↑ War Diary, 3/1/43 to 5/31/43 › Page 36
  3. ↑ Ydre Kitsissut
  4. ↑ Greenland and Iceland - Maritime Safety Information
  5. ↑ GoogleEarth
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