Ikeq Island Explained

Ikeq Island
Native Name:Ikeq Ø
Native Name Link:Danish language
Image Map Size:270px
Image Map Caption:Map of Ikeq Island
Pushpin Map:Greenland Southern Tip#Greenland
Pushpin Label:Ikeq Island
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Ikeq Island in Greenland
Coordinates:59.94°N -44.2°W
Location:Labrador Sea
Southern Greenland
Archipelago:Nunap Isua Archipelago
Waterbody:North Atlantic Ocean
Area Km2:198.9
Rank:34th largest in Greenland
Length Km:60
Coastline Km:89.4
Elevation M:1388
Highest Mount:Toornaarsuk
Country:Greenland
Country Admin Divisions Title:Municipality
Country Admin Divisions:Kujalleq
Country Area M2:or
Country Area Ha:-->
Population:0
Population As Of:2023
Density Km2:0
Ethnic Groups:none

Ikeq is an island of the Kujalleq municipality, southern Greenland.

Geography

The island has an area of 194 km ² and a shoreline of 89.4 kilometres.[1] Its coast is deeply indented and its eastern part (Qunnerit) is almost separated from the main island by a narrow inlet stretching from north to south.[2]

Along with Itilleq, Sammisoq, Nunarsuaq (Nunarssuak), Pamialluk, Annikitsoq, Walkendorff and Qernertoq (Kasit), it is part of the Cape Farewell Archipelago (Nunap Isua).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: UNEP . 2010-07-13 . 2016-04-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160419074937/http://islands.unep.ch/ITP.htm . dead .
  2. http://mapcarta.com/19186438 Qunnerit