Qeqertarsuaq Island (Upernavik Icefjord)

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Qeqertarsuaq
Geography
Location Baffin Bay, Greenland
Coordinates 72°51′N54°54′W / 72.850°N 54.900°W / 72.850; -54.900
Archipelago Upernavik Archipelago
Administration
Greenland
Municipality Avannaata
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Qeqertarsuaq Island is an island of Greenland. It is located in Baffin Bay in the Upernavik Icefjord of the Upernavik Archipelago. [1]

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