  Anarusuk | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Greenland |
| Coordinates | 73°28′N55°38′W / 73.467°N 55.633°W |
| Archipelago | Upernavik Archipelago |
| Area | 75 km2 (29 sq mi) |
| Length | 16.4 km (10.19 mi) |
| Width | 14.2 km (8.82 mi) |
| Administration | |
Greenland | |
| Municipality | Avannaata |
Anarusuk Island is an uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.
Anarusuk Island is located in Tasiusaq Bay, in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago, on the shores of the inner reaches of Kangerlussuaq Icefjord, which in the northeast separates it from Giesecke Glacier on the mainland of Greenland. [1]
The island is separated from Nuuluk Island in the northwest by a small Ikerasaarsuk channel, from Aappilattoq Island in the west by a small channel of the same name, and by the inner waterways of Tasiusaq Bay from Aukarnersuaq Island in the southeast and Qaqaarissorsuaq Island in the south. [1]
The coastline of the island is developed, with many inlets indenting the coastline in the west. [1]
| Name | Direction | Latitude N | Longitude W |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naajakassait | Northern Cape | 73°31′30″ | 55°49′30″ |
| Aappilattuinnakassak | Southern Cape | 73°22′40″ | 55°34′50″ |
| Tulukkat | Northwestern Cape | 73°30′17″ | 55°53′45″ |
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