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

Sutherland Island

Native name: Tigssarfik
Sutherland Island
Geography
Location	Baffin Bay, Greenland
Coordinates	78.15°N 72.9°W / 78.15; -72.9
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

Sutherland Island is located at the southern end of Smith Sound, 5 km southeast of Cape Alexander.[1] It is a 1.5 km long rocky sandstone island, 90 metres high.[2] It is surrounded by ice most of the year.[3]

See also

• List of islands of Greenland

References

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