Native name: Appat | |
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&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Greenland_edcp_location_map.svg)  Saunders Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Baffin Bay, Greenland |
| Coordinates | 76°34′N 69°50′W / 76.567°N 69.833°W |
| Area | 103 km2 (40 sq mi)[1] |
| Length | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
| Width | 7 km (4.3 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 391 m (1283 ft) |
| Administration | |
Greenland | |
| Municipality | Avannaata |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Saunders Island (Greenlandic: Appat; Danish: Saunders Ø) is an island in North Star Bay, Baffin Bay in the Avannaata municipality of northwest Greenland.[2] The island is named after Commander James Saunders of the British Royal Navy.