  Horse Head | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Greenland |
| Coordinates | 73°37′50″N57°01′20″W / 73.63056°N 57.02222°W Coordinates: 73°37′50″N57°01′20″W / 73.63056°N 57.02222°W |
| Archipelago | Upernavik Archipelago |
| Administration | |
Greenland | |
| Municipality | Avannaata |
Horse Head Island (Greenlandic : Appalersalik, old spelling: Agpalersalik) is an uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.
Horse Head Island is an outlying island in Tasiusaq Bay, an indentation of Baffin Bay in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago. The closest island is Tuttorqortooq Island in the east. [1]
Upernavik is a small town in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland, located on a small island of the same name. With 1,092 inhabitants as of 2020, it is the twelfth-largest town in Greenland. It contains the Upernavik Museum.
Kullorsuaq is a settlement in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is the northernmost settlement in the Upernavik Archipelago, located on Kullorsuaq Island at the southern end of Melville Bay, itself part of the larger Baffin Bay.
Upernavik Kujalleq, formerly Søndre Upernavik, is an island settlement in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Founded in 1855 as a trading station on Qeqertaq Island, the settlement had 201 inhabitants in 2020.
Melville Bay, is a large bay off the coast of northwestern Greenland. Located to the north of the Upernavik Archipelago, it opens to the south-west into Baffin Bay. Its Kalaallisut name, Qimusseriarsuaq, means "the great dog sledding place".
Upernavik Archipelago is a vast coastal archipelago in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland, off the shores of northeastern Baffin Bay. The archipelago extends from the northwestern coast of Sigguup Nunaa peninsula in the south at approximately 71°50′N56°00′W to the southern end of Melville Bay in the north at approximately 74°50′N57°30′W.
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.
Inussulik Bay is a bay in the Upernavik Archipelago in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.
Kullorsuaq Island is an island in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. The name of the island means "a big thumb" in the Greenlandic language.
Tasiusaq 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 the settlement of the same name in the bay.
Timilersua Island is a small, uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.
Aappilattoq Island is an uninhabited island in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is one of two islands of the same name in the Upernavik Archipelago.
Tuttorqortooq Island is an uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.
Saattorsuaq Island is a small, uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.
Upernavik Icefjord is a fjord in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.
Apparsuit Island is an uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Cape Shackleton, the western promontory of the island, marks the northernmost extent of Tasiusaq Bay, an indentation of Baffin Bay.
Cape Shackleton is a cape in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. The cape is the western promontory on Apparsuit Island, delimiting the northern end of Tasiusaq Bay, an indentation of Baffin Bay in the Upernavik Archipelago.
Uigorlersuaq Island is an uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.
Qeqertarsuaq, also known as Qeqertaq meaning just "Island", is an island in Avannaata municipality, near Upernavik, in northwestern Greenland. It is located in the Upernavik Archipelago in the Melville Bay of the Baffin Bay.
Upernavik Island is an island of Greenland. It is located in Baffin Bay in the Upernavik Archipelago. The town of Upernavik is on the island.
Avannaata, is a municipality of Greenland created on 1 January 2018 from the bulk of the former Qaasuitsup municipality. It encompasses an area of 522,700 km2 and has 10,726 inhabitants.