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Outer Kitsissut

Coordinates: 60°45′N 48°24′W / 60.750°N 48.400°W / 60.750; -48.400
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Outer Kitsissut
Ydre Kitsissut
Torstein Islands
Outer Kitsissut is located in Greenland
Outer Kitsissut
Outer Kitsissut
Geography
LocationLabrador Sea
Southern Greenland
Coordinates60°45′N 48°24′W / 60.750°N 48.400°W / 60.750; -48.400
Major islandsThorstein
Highest elevation116 m (381 ft)
Administration
Greenland
MunicipalityKujalleq
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.

Geography

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Kaj Kampp & Knud Falk, The Birds of Ydre Kitsissut (Kitsissut Avalliit), Southwest Greenland
  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
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