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    Carey Islands

    Carey Øer

    The Carey Islands (Danish: Carey Øer; Greenlandic: Kitsissut) are an island group off Baffin Bay, in Avannaata municipality, northwest Greenland. Located relatively far offshore the Carey Islands are the westernmost point of Greenland as a territory. The sea surrounding the islands is clogged by ice most of the year.

    Björlingø, the southeastern Carey Island, Baffin Bay.
    Björlingø, the southeastern Carey Island, Baffin Bay.

    Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin (1843-1928) / Public domain

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    27 landforms

    Overview

    The Carey Islands (Danish: Carey Øer; Greenlandic: Kitsissut) are an island group off Baffin Bay, in Avannaata municipality, northwest Greenland. Located relatively far offshore the Carey Islands are the westernmost point of Greenland as a territory. The sea surrounding the islands is clogged by ice most of the year.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands4
    • Minor islands4
    • Islets19
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Major islands

    4

    Minor islands

    4

    Islets

    19
    • Unnamed island48 m · 0.08 km²
    • Hollænderhatten30 m · 0.06 km²
    • Unnamed island9 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island9 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island8 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island10 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island11 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island1 m · 0.9 ha
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.8 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level100 m200 m300 m230 mNordvestø172 mIsbjørneø163 mFireø136 mBordø121 mBjörling103 mMellemø72 mTyreøjet35 mPletten30 mHollænderhatten
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.0010.010.1110Nordvestø: 8.8 km²NordvestøFireø: 3.1 km²FireøBordø: 1.9 km²BordøBjörling: 1.7 km²BjörlingIsbjørneø: 1.4 km²IsbjørneøMellemø: 0.88 km²MellemøTyreøjet: 0.11 km²TyreøjetPletten: 0.1 km²PlettenUnnamed island: 0.08 km²Unnamed islandHollænderhatten: 0.06 km²HollænderhattenUnnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.9 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.8 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.7 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Nordvestø8.8 km²
    Fireø3.1 km²
    Bordø1.9 km²
    Björling Island1.7 km²
    Isbjørneø1.4 km²
    Mellemø0.88 km²
    Tyreøjet0.11 km²
    Pletten0.1 km²
    Unnamed island0.08 km²
    Hollænderhatten0.06 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.9 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs

    • Bjorlingo. Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin (1843-1928) / Public domain