Sermersuut Island

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Sermersuut
Sermersut.jpg
Glaciers on Sermersuut island
Sermersuut is located in Greenland
Sermersuut
Sermersuut
Geography
LocationDavis Strait
Coordinates65°35′00″N 53°05′00″W / 65.58333°N 53.08333°W / 65.58333; -53.08333Coordinates: 65°35′00″N 53°05′00″W / 65.58333°N 53.08333°W / 65.58333; -53.08333
Administration
Greenland
MunicipalityQeqqata

Sermersuut Island (old spelling: Sermersût, Danish: Hamborgerland) is an uninhabited island in the Qeqqata municipality in western Greenland.[1]

Geography[]

Map of Sermersuut Island

The island is located on the shores of Davis Strait, separated from Maniitsoq Island in the south by the , and from the mainland in the east by the fjord.[2][unreliable source?] The island is very mountainous and glaciated in the north, with several distinct mountain peaks. The highest point on the island is 1,031 metres (3,383 ft).[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Maniitsoq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
  2. ^ Sermersuut

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