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Qeqertarsuatsiaq
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Image:Greenland Qeqertarsuatsiaq.png thumb|right|150px|Qeqertarsuatsiaq, Greenland
'''Qeqertarsuatsiaq''' or '''Disko Island''' is a large island in
Davis Strait, off the west coast of
Greenland at a latitude of less than 70° North, and to the north of
Disko Bay. It has an area of 3,312 square miles (8,578 km²), making it one of the 100
list of islands by area largest islands in the world.
The island has a length of about 160 kilometers, an area of 8,578 square kilometers, and rises to an average height of 975 meters, peaking at 1,919 meters. The port of
Qeqertarsuaq (also known as Godhavn) lies on its southern coast.
Mineral deposits, fossil finds and geological formations have added to the interest in the area.
Eric the Red paid the first recorded visit to Disko Island at some time between
982 and
985.
See also
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Disko Bay
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Category:Islands of Greenland
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