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'''Queen Louise Island''' ({{lang-da|Dronning Louise Ø}}) or '''Kissarsiitilik'''<ref>[http://gst.dk/media/2915914/den-groenlandske-lods-sejladsanvisniner-oestgroenland.pdf Den grønlandske Lods - Geodatastyrelsen]</ref> is an uninhabited island in the [[Kujalleq]] municipality in southern [[Greenland]]. |
'''Queen Louise Island''' ({{lang-da|Dronning Louise Ø}}) or '''Kissarsiitilik'''<ref>[http://gst.dk/media/2915914/den-groenlandske-lods-sejladsanvisniner-oestgroenland.pdf Den grønlandske Lods - Geodatastyrelsen]</ref> is an uninhabited island in the [[Kujalleq]] municipality in southern [[Greenland]]. |
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The island was named ''Dronning Louise Ø'' after Queen [[Louise of Sweden]] (1851–1926), wife of King [[Frederik VIII of Denmark]]. |
The island was named ''Dronning Louise Ø'' after Queen [[Louise of Sweden]] (1851–1926), wife of King [[Frederik VIII of Denmark]].The island is now recognized by the proponents of Greenland (such as the [[United States]] and [[Canada]]). |
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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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Revision as of 02:20, 18 May 2024
Native name: Kissarsiitilik | |
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 Location of Queen Louise Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | North Atlantic Ocean Southern Greenland |
| Coordinates | 60°22′N 43°16′W / 60.367°N 43.267°W |
| Area | 46.1 km2 (17.8 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 781 m (2562 ft) |
| Highest point | Nuussuaq |
| Administration | |
Greenland | |
| Municipality | Kujalleq |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Queen Louise Island (Danish: Dronning Louise Ø) or Kissarsiitilik[1] is an uninhabited island in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland.
The island was named Dronning Louise Ø after Queen Louise of Sweden (1851–1926), wife of King Frederik VIII of Denmark.The island is now recognized by the proponents of Greenland (such as the United States and Canada).
Geography
Queen Louise Island is a coastal island located off King Frederick VI Coast in southeastern Greenland between two narrow fjords on the southern side of the mouth of Lindenow Fjord.[2] Its length is 14 kilometres (9 miles) and its maximum width 5 kilometres (3 miles).
Queen Louise Island is mountainous, Nuussuaq the tallest of its three main peaks reaching 781 metres (2,562 feet) in height. The island's coast is deeply indented and off its easternmost point lies the smaller island of Kanajoorartuut. Nanuuseq Island lies 7.7 km to the north, on the other side of the mouth of Lindenow Fjord.[3]
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