 Akuliaruseq Island (left), Eqalugaarsuit Fjord (center), and Kangeq Peninsula (right) | |
  Akuliaruseq | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Greenland |
| Coordinates | 72°33′30″N55°10′00″W / 72.55833°N 55.16667°W |
| Archipelago | Upernavik Archipelago |
| Administration | |
Greenland | |
| Municipality | Avannaata |
Akuliaruseq Island is an uninhabited island in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.
Akuliaruseq Island is located in the southern part of the Upernavik Archipelago, in the group between Nunavik Peninsula in the south, and Upernavik Icefjord in the north. [1]
In the west, Ammarqua Strait separates Akuliaruseq Island from Nutaarmiut Island, the largest island in the archipelago. [2] A small, unnamed channel branching to the east off Ammarqua separates the island from Nako Island in the north. In the east, the narrow Torsukattak Strait separates Akuliaruseq from Amarortalik Island. [1]
The long Eqalugaarsuit Sulluat Fjord separates the island from the large Kangeq Peninsula in the south. The southern coastline is indented by a small Puugutaata Ilua bay branching off the fjord. It is the only indentation in the otherwise undeveloped coastline of the island. [1]
Like all larger islands in the neighborhood, Akuliaruseq Island is very mountainous. The highest point is an unnamed peak of 720 m (2,360 ft) in the western part of the island. [1] Apart from the coastal lowland isthmus in the southeast, the majority of the island is occupied by a single, flooded mountain. Another previously flooded mountain, Puugutaa, culminating in a 550 m (1,800 ft) peak is located on the other side of the low isthmus. [1]
The rocks on the island are of Precambrian origin, with Albian-Campanian sediments. [3]
Uummannaq Island is a small (12 km2) island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Located in the south-central part of the Uummannaq Fjord, it is home to the most prominent mountain on the Arctic coast of western Greenland and to Uummannaq, the largest town north of Ilulissat.
Nutaarmiut Island is an uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland, with an area of 377 km2 (146 sq mi).
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Nuussuaq Peninsula is a mainland peninsula in northwestern Greenland, located at the northern end of Upernavik Archipelago, approximately 70 km (43 mi) to the south of Melville Bay. It is much smaller than its namesake in western Greenland.
Qullikorsuit Island is an uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is located in the northern part of Upernavik Archipelago.
Kiatassuaq Island is an uninhabited island in the northern Upernavik Archipelago in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It marks the southern border of Melville Bay.
Qaarsorsuaq Island is an uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. At 124.7 km2 (48.1 sq mi), it is one of the largest islands in the Upernavik Archipelago, located in its southern part. The name of the island means "a large rock surface" in the Greenlandic language.
Umiasussuk is a 620 m (2,030 ft) mountain in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland, located in the northern part of Qaarsorsuaq Island in the Upernavik Archipelago. The name of the mountain means "a boat-shaped mountain" in the Greenlandic language.
Ammarqua Strait is a strait in the southern part of the Upernavik Archipelago in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.
Alison Bay is a bay in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. The bay is a tributary bay of Melville Bay, and is located in the northern part of Upernavik Archipelago, between Kiatassuaq Island in the southwest and the mainland of Greenland in the northeast.
Amarortalik Island is an uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. The name of the island means "the place of wolves" in the Greenlandic language.
Amitsorsuaq Island is a small, uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.
Torsukattak Strait is a strait in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.
Sugar Loaf Bay is a bay in the Upernavik Archipelago in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is an indentation of northeastern Baffin Bay. The name of the bay derives from the name of an island of the same name in the bay, Sugar Loaf Island.
Kittorsaq Island is an uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is located in the northern part of Upernavik Archipelago.
Saqqarlersuaq Island is an uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Part of the Upernavik Archipelago, Saqqarlersuaq Island is located in the southern part of Melville Bay.
Aappilattoq Island is an island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is one of two islands of the same name in the Upernavik Archipelago.
Nasaussaq Island is a small, uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.
Innaarsuit Island is an island in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland, home to the Innaarsuit settlement.
Qassersuaq Peninsula is a mainland peninsula in northwestern Greenland, located in the south-central part of Upernavik Archipelago.
