Sandersons Hope
Encyclopedia
Sandersons Hope is a 1042 m (3,418.6 ft) mountain
in the Qaasuitsup
municipality in northwestern Greenland
, located in the western part of Qaarsorsuaq Island
in the Upernavik Archipelago
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9.5 km (31,168 ft) away, and from the entire southeastern eastern coast of Upernavik Island
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Mountain
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in the Qaasuitsup
Qaasuitsup
Qaasuitsup is a new municipality in Greenland, operational from 1 January 2009. As of January 2010 its population is 17,749. The administrative center of the municipality is in Ilulissat...
municipality in northwestern Greenland
Greenland
Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...
, located in the western part of Qaarsorsuaq Island
Qaarsorsuaq Island
Qaarsorsuaq Island is an uninhabited island in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. At , it is one of the largest islands in the Upernavik Archipelago, located in its southern part...
in the Upernavik Archipelago
Upernavik Archipelago
Upernavik Archipelago is a vast archipelago of small islands in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland, on the coast of northeastern Baffin Bay...
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Geography
Sandersons Hope is covered by snow for most of the year, although it is not glaciated. It is visible from the Upernavik AirportUpernavik Airport
Upernavik Airport is an airport located northeast of Upernavik, a town in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland, capable of serving STOL aircraft...
9.5 km (31,168 ft) away, and from the entire southeastern eastern coast of Upernavik Island
Upernavik Island
Upernavik Island is a island of Greenland. It is located in Baffin Bay in the Upernavik Archipelago....
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