  Ikermiorsuaq | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Greenland |
| Coordinates | 74°00′15″N56°31′40″W / 74.00417°N 56.52778°W |
| Archipelago | Upernavik Archipelago |
| Administration | |
Greenland | |
| Municipality | Avannaata |
Ikermiorsuaq Island (old spelling: Ikermiorssuaq) is an uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.
Ikermiorsuaq Island is located in the northern part of Upernavik Archipelago, in the center of Sugar Loaf Bay, an indentation of Baffin Bay, [1] halfway between a chain of small islands off the southern coast of Nuussuaq Peninsula in the northwest, and Nasaussaq Island in the southeast, at the mouth of Nasaussap Saqqaa fjord. [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.
Nuussuaq, formerly Kraulshavn, is a settlement in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is the only mainland settlement in the Upernavik Archipelago, located near the western tip of the Nuussuaq Peninsula, on the northern coast of Sugar Loaf Bay, an indentation of 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".
Aappilattoq is a settlement in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland, located on an island of the same name in the southern part of Upernavik Archipelago. Founded in 1805, the settlement had 149 inhabitants in 2020.
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.
Qullikorsuit Island is an uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is located in the northern part of Upernavik Archipelago.
Inussulik Bay is a bay in the Upernavik Archipelago 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.
Ikermiut Island is a small, uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland, located in the center of Inussulik Bay in the northern part of Upernavik Archipelago, approximately halfway between Kiatassuaq Island in the north and Nuussuaq Peninsula in the south.
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.
Qallunaat Island is an uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.
Itissaalik Island is a small, uninhabited island located in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.
Timilersua Island is a small, uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.
Saattorsuaq Island is a small, uninhabited island 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.
Illunnguit 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.
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.
