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.
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

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

References

  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