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@@ -32,29 +32,6 @@ Learn more about [What is
 QGreenland?](https://qgreenland.readthedocs.io/en/latest/what_is_qgr.html)
 
 
-## Disclaimer
-
-QGreenland should not be used as a sole navigational aid while performing remote
-research activities in Greenland or elsewhere. Always bring appropriate safety
-and navigational aids (including hard-copies of topographic maps) when visiting
-the field.
-
-QGreenland is a data-viewing and analysis platform, and the QGreenland Team does
-not create new data. QGreenland's layers may contain errors from the original
-data providers. QGreenland makes no guarantees about the accuracy and validity
-of data contained in QGreenland. Limited notes on known data issues have been
-added to the 'Populated places' layer metadata. Also, some layers may not
-perfectly align with each other due to unidentified georeferencing issues with
-the original data. We recommend using the 'Greenland coastlines 2017' layer as
-the best approximation reference layer for geolocating Greenland's coastline.
-
-Note that some data were transformed from their native data formats,
-projections, and resolutions for inclusion within QGreenland. The included
-metadata (>Layer Properties >Metadata >History) contains provenance information
-on any transformations. All QGreenland GeoPackages and GeoTIFFs are projected
-in `EPSG:3413`.
-
-
 # Level of Support
 
 This repository is fully supported by NSIDC. If you discover any problems or

diff --git a/doc/disclaimer.md b/doc/disclaimer.md
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Disclaimer
+
+QGreenland should not be used as a sole navigational aid while performing remote
+research activities in Greenland or elsewhere. Always bring appropriate safety
+and navigational aids (including hard-copies of topographic maps) when visiting
+the field.
+
+QGreenland is a data-viewing and analysis platform, and the QGreenland Team does
+not create new data. QGreenland's layers may contain errors from the original
+data providers. QGreenland makes no guarantees about the accuracy and validity
+of data contained in QGreenland. Limited notes on known data issues have been
+added to the 'Populated places' layer metadata. Also, some layers may not
+perfectly align with each other due to unidentified georeferencing issues with
+the original data. We recommend using the 'Greenland coastlines 2017' layer as
+the best approximation reference layer for geolocating Greenland's coastline.
+
+Note that some data were transformed from their native data formats,
+projections, and resolutions for inclusion within QGreenland. The included
+metadata (>Layer Properties >Metadata >History) contains provenance information
+on any transformations. All QGreenland GeoPackages and GeoTIFFs are projected
+in `EPSG:3413`.
diff --git a/doc/index.rst b/doc/index.rst
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ QGreenland Documentation
     what_is_qgr.md
     citing.md
     acknowledgements.md
+    disclaimer.md
 
 
 .. toctree::

diff --git a/doc/what_is_qgr.md b/doc/what_is_qgr.md
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ Return to [QGreenland website](https://qgreenland.org)
   process existing data, it is only to enable efficient and effective viewing
   in the QGreenland QGIS environment.
 
-* QGreenland is not a navigational aid.
+* QGreenland is not a navigational aid. Please see our
+  [Disclaimer](/disclaimer.md).
 
 
 # About QGIS