Karrat Island

Karrat Island is an island of Greenland. It is located in Baffin Bay in the Upernavik Archipelago. It was once a prime walrus hunting ground for the Oqonermiut, (Those who live on the Leeside).[1]

Coordinates: 72°51′N 56°05′W / 72.850°N 56.083°W / 72.850; -56.083

References

  1. Freuchen, Dagmar (1960). Peter Freuchen's Adventures in the Arctic. New York: Messner. p. 122.


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