Akilia Island

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Akilia Island is an island in southwestern Greenland, about 22 kilometers south of Nuuk (Godthåb), at 63.933°N 51.667°W. Akilia is the location of a rock formation that has been proposed to contain the oldest known sedimentary rocks on Earth, and perhaps the oldest evidence of life on Earth.
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Coordinates:   63°56'19"N   51°40'22"W
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