Sutherland Island (Danish: Sutherland Ø; Greenlandic: Tigssarfik) is an island in Baffin Bay, in Avannaata municipality, off the NW shores of Greenland.
Native name: Tigssarfik | |
|---|---|
  Sutherland Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Baffin Bay, Greenland |
| Coordinates | 78°09′N 72°54′W / 78.15°N 72.9°W |
| Length | 1.5 km (0.93 mi) |
| Width | 0.45 km (0.28 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Administration | |
Greenland | |
| Municipality | Avannaata |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Geography
editSutherland Island is located at the southern end of Smith Sound, 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Cape Alexander, off the terminus of the Storm Glacier.[1] It is a 1.5 km (0.93 mi) long rocky sandstone island. Its highest point is 90 m (300 ft) high.[2] It is surrounded by ice most of the year.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sutherland Ø". Mapcarta. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 181: Greenland and Iceland (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 74.
- ^ Sutherland Island, Greenland
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