Illoorfik Island Explained

Illoorfik
Map:Greenland
Archipelago:Upernavik Archipelago
Location:Greenland
Coordinates:74.1806°N -57.025°W
Country:Greenland
Country Admin Divisions Title:Municipality
Country Admin Divisions:Avannaata

Illoorfik Island (old spelling: Igdlôrfik) is a small, uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. The island is a single flooded mountain of 341m (1,119feet).[1]

Geography

Illoorfik Island is located in the southern part of Inussulik Bay, just off the northern coast of Nuussuaq Peninsula, in the northern part of Upernavik Archipelago.[1] The closest settlement is Nuussuaq, approximately 7.5km (04.7miles) to the southwest of the island, on the other side of Nuussuaq Peninsula.

Notes and References

  1. Upernavik Avannarleq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992