Inner Kitsissut

Inner Kitsissut (Danish: Indre Kitsissut, old spelling Indre Kitsigsut) is an island group in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland.

Inner Kitsissut
Indre Kitsissut
Torstein Islands
Inner Kitsissut is located in Greenland
Inner Kitsissut
Inner Kitsissut
Geography
LocationLabrador Sea
Southern Greenland
Coordinates60°52′N 48°22′W
Major islandsTulugartalik
Highest elevation58 m (190 ft)
Administration
Greenland
MunicipalityKujalleq
Demographics
Population0

Geography

Inner Kitsissut is located at the mouth of Coppermine Bay on the southern side, at a minimum distance of 2 km from the shore. It is a compact cluster of small islets and rocks, with a length of 9 km and a width of 6 km. Tulugartalik, the largest islet of the group, has a maximum length of 1.1 km and a height of 58 m.[1]

The Outer Kitsissut group lies 4 kilometres (2 miles) to the southwest of the southern end of the cluster.[2]

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