Qeqertarsuaq Island (Nasaussap Saqqaa)

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Qeqertarsuaq
Geography
Location Baffin Bay, Greenland
Coordinates 73°38′N56°28′W / 73.633°N 56.467°W / 73.633; -56.467
Archipelago Upernavik Archipelago
Administration
Greenland
Municipality Avannaata
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Qeqertarsuaq Island is an island of Greenland. It is located in Baffin Bay in the Ussing Icefjord (Nasaussap Saqqaa) area of the Upernavik Archipelago. [1]

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