Ateqanngitsorsuaq Island Explained

Ateqanngitsorsuaq
Map:Greenland
Archipelago:Upernavik Archipelago
Location:Greenland
Coordinates:73.225°N -55.8667°W
Country:Greenland
Country Admin Divisions Title:Municipality
Country Admin Divisions:Avannaata

Ateqanngitsorsuaq Island (old spelling: Ateqángitsorssuaq) is an uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.

Geography

Ateqanngitsorsuaq Island is located in the outer belt of islands in Tasiusaq Bay, in the south-central part of Upernavik Archipelago. In the south, it is separated from sibling Innaarsuit Island by a very narrow channel. Unlike the latter, it is mountainous, with the highest point reaching 516m (1,693feet) in an unnamed summit in the center of the island.[1]

The inner waterways of Tasiusaq Bay separate it from Qaqaarissorsuaq Island in the northeast. Several skerries buffer the eastern coast of the island.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Upernavik, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992