Anarusuk Island
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  Location within Greenland | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Greenland |
| Coordinates | 73°28′N 55°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.
Geography
[edit]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][2][3]
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]
Coastline
[edit]The coastline of the island is developed, with many inlets indenting the coastline in the west.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Upernavik, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
- ↑ Hansen, Keld (2008). Nuussuarmiut: hunting families on the big headland. Museum Tusculanum Press. p. 34. ISBN 8763510847.
- ↑ Hansen, Keld (1939). Geological Society of America bulletin, Volume 50, Issues 1-3. Geological Society of America. p. 251.