The Harvard Islands (Danish: Harward Øer) are an island group east of Qaanaaq in the Avannaata Municipality, northwestern Greenland.
Geography | |
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Location | NW Greenland |
Coordinates | 77°29′50″N 66°26′00″W / 77.49722°N 66.43333°W |
Administration | |
Greenland | |
Municipality | Avannaata |
Demographics | |
Population | 33 (2010) |
Ethnic groups | Greenlandic Inuit |
They are located near the head of the Inglefield Fjord, north of the mouth of the Academy Fjord and just east of the terminus of the Heilprin Glacier.[1] The village of Qeqertat is located on the islands.[2][3][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Heilprin Gletscher". Mapcarta. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ Vaughan, Richard (1991). Northwest Greenland: A History. University of Maine at Orono Press. p. 173. ISBN 9780891010722. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ^ Hayes, I. I. (1867). The open polar sea. pp. 430–.
- ^ Bulletin. 1952. p. 167.