Mattaangassut Island Explained

Mattaangassut
Map:Greenland
Archipelago:Upernavik Archipelago
Location:Greenland
Coordinates:73.5556°N -56.7333°W
Country:Greenland
Country Admin Divisions Title:Municipality
Country Admin Divisions:Avannaata

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

Geography

Mattaangassut Island is located in Tasiusaq Bay, in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago. It is separated from Nutaarmiut Island in the southeast by a narrow Ikerasakassak strait, and from Qallunaat Island in the east by the waterways of Tasiusaq Bay.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Upernavik, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992