Qoornuup Qeqertarsua Island

Qoornuup Qeqertarsua
Qoornuup Qeqertarsua Island
Location within Greenland
Geography
Location Nuup Kangerlua
Country
Greenland
Municipality Sermersooq

Qoornuup Qeqertarsua Island (Danish: Bjørneøen) 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 islands are Qeqertarsuaq 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.