title: Sutherland Island
text: # Sutherland Island
  
  Sutherland Island (Danish: Sutherland Ø; Greenlandic: Tigssarfik) is an island in Baffin Bay, in Avannaata municipality, off the NW shores of Greenland.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Sutherland Island is located at the southern end of Smith Sound, 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Cape Alexander, off the terminus of the Storm Glacier. It is a 1.5 km (0.93 mi) long rocky sandstone island. Its highest point is 90 m (300 ft) high. It is surrounded by ice most of the year.
  
  