Upernavik Icefjord (Upernavik Archipelago)
Upernavik Icefjord (also: Ikeq, Aappilattup Ikera, Danish : Upernavik Isfjord) is a fjord in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.
Upernavik Icefjord (also: Ikeq, Aappilattup Ikera, Danish : Upernavik Isfjord) is a fjord in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.
The 70 km (43 mi) long fjord flows to the northwest between two chains of islands, emptying into Baffin Bay. The head of the fjord is located at the mainland of Greenland, at the front of Upernavik Glacier. [1]
In the northeast, a chain of larger islands flank the fjord, from east to west: Maniitsoq Island, Puugutaa Island, Sisuarissut Island, Qaneq Island, and Tussaaq Island.
The chain of islands bounding the fjord from the southwest consists of mostly small islands and skerries. The major islands are, from east to west: Uilortussoq Island, Qeqertarsuaq Island, and Aappilattoq Island. Further to the northwest of Aappilattoq, the islands become progressively smaller.
Nutaarmiut Island is an uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland, with an area of 377 km2 (146 sq mi).
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.
Nunavik Peninsula is a large peninsula in northwestern Greenland. It separates two cultural and geographical regions of northwestern Greenland: Uummannaq Fjord region in the southeast, and Upernavik Archipelago in the north.
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.
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.
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.
Ammarqua Strait is a strait in the southern part of the Upernavik Archipelago in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.
Anarusuk Island is an 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.
Illulissuaq Peninsula is a mainland peninsula in northwestern Greenland, located in the northern part of Upernavik Archipelago
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.
Nuuluk Island is an uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.
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.
Kangerlussuaq Icefjord is a fjord in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.
Saattorsuaq Island is a small, uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.
Qassersuaq Peninsula is a mainland peninsula in northwestern Greenland, located in the south-central part of Upernavik Archipelago.
Qasse Island is an island of Greenland. It is located in Baffin Bay in the Upernavik Archipelago.
Sanningassoq Island is an island of Greenland. It is located in Baffin Bay in the Upernavik Archipelago.
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.
72°55′N55°25′W / 72.917°N 55.417°W
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