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Qeqertarsuaq Island (Nuuk)

Island in Sermersooq, Greenland

Field	Value
name	Qeqertarsuaq
local_name	Storø
map	Greenland
location	Nuup Kangerlua
coordinates
country	Greenland
country_admin_divisions_title	Municipality
country_admin_divisions	Sermersooq

Qeqertarsuaq, meaning 'The Large Island' in the Greenlandic language ( meaning 'big island' as well), is an uninhabited island in the Sermersooq municipality in southwestern Greenland.

Geography

Qeqertarsuaq is one of three mountainous islands located in the middle run of the 160 km long Nuup Kangerlua fjord, to the north of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. Its highest mountain is 1616 m high, meaning it is an ultra prominent mountain.

The two sibling islands are Qoornuup Qeqertarsua Island and Sermitsiaq Island.

References

O'Carroll, Etain. (2005). "Greenland and the Arctic". Lonely Planet.
"TIL OPPLYSNING". Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
"Home".

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