Sutherland Island Explained

Sutherland Island
Native Name:Tigssarfik
Native Name Link:Greenlandic language
Map:Greenland
Location:Baffin Bay, Greenland
Coordinates:78.15°N -72.9°W
Elevation M:90
Length Km:1.5
Width Km:0.45
Country:Greenland
Country Admin Divisions Title:Municipality
Country Admin Divisions:Avannaata
Population:uninhabited

Sutherland Island (Danish: Sutherland Ø; Kalaallisut; Greenlandic: Tigssarfik) is an island in Baffin Bay, in Avannaata municipality, off the NW shores of Greenland.

Geography

Sutherland Island is located at the southern end of Smith Sound, 5km (03miles) southeast of Cape Alexander, off the terminus of the Storm Glacier.[1] It is a 1.5km (00.9miles) long rocky sandstone island. Its highest point is 90m (300feet) high. It is surrounded by ice most of the year.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sutherland Ø. Mapcarta. 29 May 2016.
  2. http://www.geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-2897256&fid=1983 Sutherland Island, Greenland