Sermersuut Island (old spelling: Sermersût, Danish: Hamborgerland) is an uninhabited island in the Qeqqata municipality in western Greenland.[1]

Sermersuut
Glaciers on Sermersuut island
Sermersuut is located in Greenland
Sermersuut
Sermersuut
Geography
LocationDavis Strait
Coordinates65°35′00″N 53°05′00″W / 65.58333°N 53.08333°W / 65.58333; -53.08333
Administration
Greenland
MunicipalityQeqqata

Geography

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Map of Sermersuut Island

The island is located on the shores of Davis Strait, separated from Maniitsoq Island in the south by the Ammarqoq Sound, and from the mainland in the east by the Ikamiut Kangerluarsuat fjord.[2][unreliable source?] The island is very mountainous and glaciated in the north, with several distinct mountain peaks. The highest point on the island is 1,031 metres (3,383 ft).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Maniitsoq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
  2. ^ Sermersuut
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