Avallersuaq

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Avallersuaq
Avallersuaq (Greenland)
Geography
Location Irminger Sea
Southern Greenland
Coordinates 59°49′N43°35′W / 59.817°N 43.583°W / 59.817; -43.583 Coordinates: 59°49′N43°35′W / 59.817°N 43.583°W / 59.817; -43.583
Archipelago Nunap Isua Archipelago
Adjacent to North Atlantic Ocean
Area4.30 km2 (1.66 sq mi)
Length5.2 km (3.23 mi)
Width2.0 km (1.24 mi)
Highest elevation491 m (1611 ft)
Highest pointPuto
Administration
Municipality Kujalleq
Demographics
Population0 (2023)
Pop. density0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsnone

Avallersuaq, old spelling Avatdlerssuaq, is an uninhabited island of the Cape Farewell Archipelago in Kujalleq municipality of southern Greenland.

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It is a small and rocky island located east of Itilleq Island (Egger). It has an elevation of 491 metres (1,611 ft). [1] The small Saningassoq group of five islets lies to the north. [2]

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