Inner Kitsissut
This article is about the island group close to the coast. For group further offshore, see Outer Kitsissut. For the archipelago near Cape Egede, see Kitsissut Islands.
Indre Kitsissut | |
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Inner Kitsissut | |
Geography | |
Location |
Labrador Sea Southern Greenland |
Coordinates | 60°52′N 48°22′W / 60.867°N 48.367°WCoordinates: 60°52′N 48°22′W / 60.867°N 48.367°W |
Major islands | Tulugartalik |
Highest elevation | 58 m (190 ft) |
Administration | |
Greenland | |
Municipality | Kujalleq |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
Inner Kitsissut (Danish: Indre Kitsissut, old spelling Indre Kitsigsut) is an island group in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland.
Geography
Inner Kitsissut is located at the mouth of Coppermine Bay on the southern side, at a minimum distance of 2 km from the shore. It is a compact cluster of small islets and rocks, with a length of 9 km and a width of 6 km. Tulugartalik, the largest islet of the group, has a maximum length of 1.1 km and a height of 58 m.[1]
The Outer Kitsissut group lies 4 kilometres (2 miles) to the southwest of the southern end of the cluster.[2]
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