Qeqertarsuaq Island (Nuuk)

For island of the same name in Disko Bay, see Disko Island.
Qeqertarsuaq
Qeqertarsuaq Island
Location within Greenland
Geography
Location Nuup Kangerlua
Country
Greenland
Municipality Sermersooq

Qeqertarsuaq Island (Danish: Storø) is an uninhabited island in the Sermersooq municipality in southwestern Greenland. It is one of three mountainous islands located in the middle run[1] of the 160 km (99.4 mi) long[2] Nuup Kangerlua fjord, to the north of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. The two sibling islanda are Qoornuup Qeqertarsua Island and Sermitsiaq Island.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b O'Carroll, Etain (2005). Greenland and the Arctic. Lonely Planet. pp. 154. ISBN 1-74059-095-3. 
  2. ^ "TIL OPPLYSNING". Norwegian University of Science and Technology. http://www.ntnu.no/ub/formidl/utgivelser/til_opplysning/to_nr15.php. Retrieved 15 July 2010.