Horse Head Island Explained

Horse Head
Map:Greenland
Archipelago:Upernavik Archipelago
Location:Greenland
Coordinates:73.6306°N -57.0222°W
Country:Greenland
Country Admin Divisions Title:Municipality
Country Admin Divisions:Avannaata

Horse Head Island (Kalaallisut; Greenlandic: Appalersalik, old spelling: Agpalersalik) is an uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.

Geography

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]

Notes and References

  1. Upernavik, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992