Outer Kitsissut
This article is about the island group near Cape Desolation. For the group further inshore, see Inner Kitsissut. For the archipelago near Cape Egede, see Kitsissut Islands.
Ydre Kitsissut | |
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Outer Kitsissut | |
Geography | |
Location |
Labrador Sea Southern Greenland |
Coordinates | 60°45′N 48°24′W / 60.750°N 48.400°WCoordinates: 60°45′N 48°24′W / 60.750°N 48.400°W |
Major islands | Thorstein |
Highest elevation | 116 m (381 ft) |
Administration | |
Greenland | |
Municipality | Kujalleq |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
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.
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]
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