Native name: Kitsissut | |
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Geography | |
Location | Baffin Bay, Greenland |
Coordinates | 76°40′00″N 72°30′00″W / 76.666667°N 72.5°W |
Archipelago | Carey Islands |
Total islands | 6 |
Major islands | Nordvestø |
Highest elevation | 300 m (1000 ft) |
Administration | |
Greenland | |
Municipality | Avannaata |
Demographics | |
Population | uninhabited |
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.