Kitsissut Islands


Kitsissut is an island group in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland.

Geography

Kitsissut is an island chain located about to the west-northwest of Cape Farewell and 15 km to the south-southeast of Cape Egede 5 km from the shore. It is a cluster of numerous small islets and rocks, with a length of less than 30 km and a width of 8 km, divided into two subgroups: Northern Kitsissut in the northwest and the smaller Southern Kitsissut in the southeast.
Angissoq is the largest island, with a length of 3.7 km and a width of 3 km. It is also the highest island with a peak in its centre on which a beacon stands.