Harvard Islands

The Harvard Islands (Danish: Harward Øer) are an island group east of Qaanaaq in the Avannaata Municipality, northwestern Greenland.

Harvard Islands
Harvard Islands is located in Greenland
Harvard Islands
Harvard Islands
Geography
LocationNW Greenland
Coordinates77°29′50″N 66°26′00″W
Administration
Greenland
MunicipalityAvannaata
Demographics
Population33 (2010)
Ethnic groupsGreenlandic Inuit

They are located near the head of the Inglefield Fjord, north of the mouth of the Academy Fjord and just east of the terminus of the Heilprin Glacier.[1] The village of Qeqertat is located on the islands.[2][3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Heilprin Gletscher". Mapcarta. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  2. Vaughan, Richard (1991). Northwest Greenland: A History. University of Maine at Orono Press. p. 173. ISBN 9780891010722. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  3. Hayes, I. I. (1867). The open polar sea. pp. 430–.
  4. Bulletin. 1952. p. 167.


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