Wolstenholme Island
Island in Baffin Bay, in Avannaata, Greenland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wolstenholme Island (Greenlandic: Qeqertarssuaq)[1] is an island in Baffin Bay, in Avannaata municipality, off northwestern Greenland.[2]
Quick Facts Native name: Qeqertarssuaq, Geography ...
Native name: Qeqertarssuaq | |
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Geography | |
Location | Baffin Bay, Greenland |
Coordinates | 76.43778°N 70.00583°W / 76.43778; -70.00583 |
Highest elevation | 259 m (850 ft) |
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Greenland | |
Municipality | Avannaata |
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The island lies west of the Bylot Sound off Cape Atholl in the southern shore of the mouth of Wolstenholme Fjord, south of Saunders Island.[3] It is smaller than the latter and made of gneiss.[4]