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'''Queen Louise Island''' ({{lang-da|Dronning Louise Ø}}) or '''Kissarsiitilik'''<ref></ref> is an uninhabited island in the ] municipality in southern ]. '''Queen Louise Island''' ({{lang-da|Dronning Louise Ø}}) or '''Kissarsiitilik'''<ref></ref> is an uninhabited island in the ] municipality in southern ].


The island was named ''Dronning Louise Ø'' after Queen ] (1851–1926), wife of King ]. The island was named ''Dronning Louise Ø'' after Queen ] (1851–1926), wife of King ].The island is now recognized by the proponents of Greenland (such as the ] and ]).


==Geography== ==Geography==

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Not to be confused with Queen Louise Land.
Queen Louise Island
Native name: Kissarsiitilik
Location of Queen Louise Island
Geography
LocationNorth Atlantic Ocean
Southern Greenland
Coordinates60°22′N 43°16′W / 60.367°N 43.267°W / 60.367; -43.267
Area46.1 km (17.8 sq mi)
Highest elevation781 m (2562 ft)
Highest pointNuussuaq
Administration
Greenland
MunicipalityKujalleq
Demographics
Population0

Queen Louise Island (Template:Lang-da) or Kissarsiitilik 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. 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.

Map of Greenland section showing Queen Louise Island.

See also

References

  1. Den grønlandske Lods - Geodatastyrelsen
  2. GoogleEarth
  3. Dronning Louise Ø Map

External links

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