Outer Kitsissut

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Outer Kitsissut
Ydre Kitsissut
Torstein Islands
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Outer Kitsissut
Geography
Location Labrador Sea
Southern Greenland
Coordinates 60°45′N48°24′W / 60.750°N 48.400°W / 60.750; -48.400
Major islandsThorstein
Highest elevation116 m (381 ft)
Administration
Greenland
Municipality Kujalleq
Demographics
Population0

Outer Kitsissut (Danish : Ydre Kitsissut, old spelling Ydre Kitsigsut), also known as Thorstein Islands [1] or Torstein Islands, [2] is an island group in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland.

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Geography

Outer Kitsissut is located 9.5 kilometres (6 miles) to the west-north-west of Cape Desolation 5 km from the shore. It is a compact cluster of small islets and rocks, with a length of 10 km and a width of 5 km. [3] The highest and largest islet is Thorstein Island in the centre of the group, having a maximum length of about 0.7 km with a maximum height of 116 m. [4]

The Inner Kitsissut group lies 4 km to the northeast of the northern end of the cluster at the mouth of the Coppermine Bay. [5]

See also

References

  1. "Kaj Kampp & Knud Falk, The Birds of Ydre Kitsissut (Kitsissut Avalliit), Southwest Greenland". Archived from the original on 2016-11-15. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  2. War Diary, 3/1/43 to 5/31/43 › Page 36
  3. Ydre Kitsissut
  4. Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 181: Greenland and Iceland (PDF). Sailing Directions . United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 21.
  5. GoogleEarth