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McGary Islands

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Location
  
Kane Basin

Population
  
uninhabited

Municipality
  
Qaasuitsup

McGary Islands

The McGary Islands is a small coastal island group in the Qaasuitsup municipality, off NW Greenland.

Contents

Map of McGary Oer, Greenland

Geography

The McGary Islands are a cluster of islands, islets and rocks at the southern end of Peabody Bay about 6 km off Cape Agassiz. They are all small islands located close to the shore 15 km to the NE of the Bonsall Islands and off the southern end of the Humboldt Glacier.

The islands are named after James McGary of the Second Grinnell Expedition. They are a breeding ground for the common eider.

References

McGary Islands Wikipedia