Sutherland Island

Sutherland Island
Native name:
Tigssarfik
Sutherland Island is located in Greenland
Sutherland Island
Sutherland Island
Geography
LocationBaffin Bay, Greenland
Coordinates78°09′N 72°54′W / 78.15°N 72.9°W / 78.15; -72.9
Length1.5 km (0.93 mi)
Width0.45 km (0.28 mi)
Highest elevation90 m (300 ft)
Administration
Greenland
MunicipalityAvannaata
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Sutherland Island (Danish: Sutherland Ø; Greenlandic: Tigssarfik) is an island in Baffin Bay, in Avannaata municipality, off the NW shores of Greenland.

Geography

Sutherland 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

References

  1. ^ "Sutherland Ø". Mapcarta. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ^ Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 181: Greenland and Iceland (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 74.
  3. ^ Sutherland Island, Greenland
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