Outer Kitsissut
(Redirected from Thorstein Islands)
Ydre Kitsissut Torstein Islands | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Labrador Sea Southern Greenland |
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| 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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ War Diary, 3/1/43 to 5/31/43 › Page 36
- ^ Ydre Kitsissut
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- ^ GoogleEarth