Sermersuut Island
![]() Glaciers on Sermersuut island | |
![]() ![]() Sermersuut | |
Geography | |
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Location | Davis Strait |
Coordinates | 65°35′00″N 53°05′00″W / 65.58333°N 53.08333°WCoordinates: 65°35′00″N 53°05′00″W / 65.58333°N 53.08333°W |
Administration | |
Greenland | |
Municipality | Qeqqata |
Sermersuut Island (old spelling: Sermersût, Danish: Hamborgerland) is an uninhabited island in the Qeqqata municipality in western Greenland.[1]
Geography[]
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[]
- ^ a b Maniitsoq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
- ^ Sermersuut
External links[]
Media related to Sermersut Island at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Davis Strait
- Uninhabited islands of Greenland
- Greenland geography stubs