Saunders Island (Greenland)

Saunders Island
Saunders Island
Geography
LocationBaffin Bay, Greenland
Coordinates76°34′N 69°50′W / 76.567°N 69.833°W / 76.567; -69.833
Area103 km2 (40 sq mi)
Length15 km (9.3 mi)
Width7 km (4.3 mi)
Highest elevation391 m (1283 ft)
Administration
Greenland
MunicipalityAvannaata
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Saunders Island (Greenlandic: Appat; Danish: Saunders Ø) is in Baffin Bay, and off North Star Bay, in the Avannaata municipality of northwest Greenland. The island is named after Commander James Saunders of the British Royal Navy.