Native name: Appasuak | |
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View of Hakluyt Island with Kiatak (Northumberland Island) in the background | |
Map of Hakluyt Island | |
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Geography | |
Location | Baffin Bay, Greenland |
Coordinates | 77°23′N 71°56′W / 77.383°N 71.933°W / 77.383; -71.933 |
Area | 6.55 km (2.53 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 400 m (1300 ft) |
Highest point | Nalungiussaq |
Administration | |
Greenland | |
Municipality | Avannaata |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 (2023) |
Pop. density | 0/km (0/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | none |
Hakluyt Island (Greenlandic: Appasuak, Danish: Hakluyt Ø) is an island in Baffin Bay, in Avannaata municipality, off northwest Greenland.
Geography
Hakluyt Island lies off the western shore of Kiatak (Northumberland Island). It is part of a small group of coastal islands formed by Kiatak, Herbert Island and Hakluyt Island, Hakluyt being the smallest of the three. Aligned from east to west, the islands lie off the Inglefield Fjord, between the Murchison Sound to the north and the Hvalsund to the south.
See also
References
- "Hakluyt Island, Greenland". Archived from the original on 2017-05-11. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
- 1:1,000,000 scale Operational Navigation Chart, Sheet B-8, 3rd edition
- "Inglefield Bredning". Mapcarta. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
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