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Bjørneøen | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Nuup Kangerlua |
| Coordinates | 64°27′N 51°17′W / 64.450°N 51.283°W |
| Administration | |
Greenland | |
| Municipality | Sermersooq |
Qoornup Qeqertarsua Island (Danish: Bjørneøen) is an uninhabited island in the Sermersooq municipality in southwestern Greenland.
Qoornup Qeqertarsua is one of three mountainous islands located in the middle run[1] of the 160-kilometre-long (99.4 mi)[2] Nuup Kangerlua fjord, to the north of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. It has a 1,256-metre-high (4,121 ft) mountain.[3] The two sibling islands are Qeqertarsuaq Island and Sermitsiaq Island.[1]