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Inner Kitsissut

Coordinates: 60°52′N 48°22′W / 60.867°N 48.367°W / 60.867; -48.367
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Inner Kitsissut
Indre Kitsissut
Torstein Islands
Inner Kitsissut is located in Greenland
Inner Kitsissut
Inner Kitsissut
Geography
LocationLabrador Sea
Southern Greenland
Coordinates60°52′N 48°22′W / 60.867°N 48.367°W / 60.867; -48.367
Major islandsTulugartalik
Highest elevation58 m (190 ft)
Administration
Greenland
MunicipalityKujalleq
Demographics
Population0

Inner Kitsissut (Danish: Indre Kitsissut, old spelling Indre Kitsigsut) is an island group in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland.

Geography

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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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 181: Greenland and Iceland (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 21.
  2. ^ GoogleEarth