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Qeqertarsuaq, meaning 'The Large Island' in the Greenlandic language (Danish: Storø meaning 'big island' as well), is an uninhabited island in the Sermersooq municipality in southwestern Greenland.

For island of the same name in Disko Bay, see Disko Island.
Qeqertarsuaq
Storø
Qeqertarsuaq
Geography
LocationNuup Kangerlua
Coordinates64°24′N 51°04′W
Administration
Greenland
MunicipalitySermersooq

Geography


Qeqertarsuaq is one of three mountainous islands located in the middle run[1] of the 160 km (99.4 mi) long[2] Nuup Kangerlua fjord, to the north of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. Its highest mountain is 1,616 metres (5,302 ft) high,[3] meaning it is an ultra prominent mountain.

The two sibling islands are Qoornuup Qeqertarsua Island and Sermitsiaq Island.[1]


See also



References


  1. O'Carroll, Etain (2005). Greenland and the Arctic. Lonely Planet. p. 154. ISBN 1-74059-095-3.
  2. "TIL OPPLYSNING". Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  3. "Home". topomapper.com.

На других языках

- [en] Qeqertarsuaq Island (Nuuk)

[it] Storø

Storø è un'isola disabitata della Groenlandia di 198 km². Prima della riforma municipale groenlandese apparteneva alla contea della Groenlandia Orientale e al comune di Ittoqqortoormiit. Oggi fa parte del comune di Sermersooq.


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