Melville Monument | |
Native Name: | Usuussarsuaq |
Native Name Link: | Greenlandic language |
Map: | Greenland |
Location: | Melville Bay, Greenland |
Coordinates: | 75.6333°N -89°W |
Elevation M: | 332 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Country: | Greenland |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | Municipality |
Country Admin Divisions: | Avannaata |
Population: | uninhabited |
Melville Monument (Kalaallisut; Greenlandic: Usuussarsuaq) is an island in the Avannaata municipality, NW Greenland.[2]
It was named "Melville Monument" by Arctic explorer Sir John Ross in July 1818.
The island is located in Melville Bay, separated from the coast by a narrow sound.[3] It is a peaked island, familiar to Arctic navigators, similar to Kullorsuaq further south, but smaller.[4]