Kitsissut Islands | |
Image Map Size: | 270px |
Image Map Caption: | Map of the Kitsissut Islands |
Map: | Greenland |
Location: | Labrador Sea Southern Greenland |
Coordinates: | 59.9833°N -55°W |
Elevation M: | 101 |
Country: | Greenland |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | Municipality |
Country Admin Divisions: | Kujalleq |
Population: | 0 |
Kitsissut (old spelling Kitsigsut) is an island group in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland.
Kitsissut is an island chain located about 600NaN0 to the west-northwest of Cape Farewell and 15 km to the south-southeast of Cape Egede 5 km from the shore. It is a cluster of numerous small islets and rocks, with a length of less than 30 km and a width of 8 km, divided into two subgroups: Northern Kitsissut (da|Nordlige Kitsissut) in the northwest and the smaller Southern Kitsissut (da|Sydlige Kitsissut) in the southeast.[1]
Angissoq is the largest island, with a length of 3.7 km and a width of 3 km. It is also the highest island with a peak in its centre on which a beacon stands.[2]