Qoornuup Qeqertarsua Island
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Qoornuup Qeqertarsua Island is an uninhabited island in the Sermersooq
municipality in southwestern Greenland
. It is one of three mountainous islands located in the middle run of the 160 km (99.4 mi) long Nuup Kangerlua
fjord, to the north of Nuuk
, the capital of Greenland. The two sibling islands are Qeqertarsuaq Island
and Sermitsiaq Island
.
Sermersooq
Sermersooq is a new municipality in Greenland, operational from 1 January 2009. It is home to Nuuk , the capital of Greenland, and is the most populous municipality in the country, with 21,232 inhabitants as of January 2010...
municipality in southwestern Greenland
Greenland
Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...
. It is one of three mountainous islands located in the middle run of the 160 km (99.4 mi) long Nuup Kangerlua
Nuup Kangerlua
Nuup Kangerlua is a long, fjord in the Sermersooq municipality in southwestern Greenland. It is the longest fjord on the Labrador Sea coast of Greenland, and one of the longest in the inhabited part of the country....
fjord, to the north of Nuuk
Nuuk
Nuuk, is the capital of Greenland, the northernmost capital in North America and the largest city in Greenland. Located in the Nuup Kangerlua fjord, the city lies on the eastern shore of the Labrador Sea and on the west coast of Sermersooq. Nuuk is the largest cultural and economic center in...
, the capital of Greenland. The two sibling islands are Qeqertarsuaq Island
Qeqertarsuaq Island (Nuuk)
Qeqertarsuaq Island is an uninhabited island in the Sermersooq municipality in southwestern Greenland. It is one of three mountainous islands located in the middle run of the long Nuup Kangerlua fjord, to the north of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. The two sibling islanda are Qoornuup...
and Sermitsiaq Island
Sermitsiaq Island
Sermitsiaq Island is an uninhabited island in the Sermersooq municipality in southwestern Greenland. It is one of three mountainous islands located in the middle run of the long Nuup Kangerlua fjord, to the north of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. The two sibling islands are Qeqertarsuaq Island...
.