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.
Inner Kitsissut
Indre Kitsissut
Inner Kitsissut
Geography
Location Labrador Sea
Southern Greenland
Coordinates 60°52′N 48°22′W / 60.867°N 48.367°W / 60.867; -48.367Coordinates: 60°52′N 48°22′W / 60.867°N 48.367°W / 60.867; -48.367
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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