Qulleq | |
Location: | North Atlantic Ocean Southeastern Greenland |
Coordinates: | 61.55°N -58°W |
Elevation M: | 451 |
Country: | Greenland |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | Municipality |
Country Admin Divisions: | Sermersooq |
Population: | 0 |
Qulleq, Qutdleq or Kutdlek[1] is an uninhabited island in the King Frederick VI Coast, Sermersooq municipality in southern Greenland.
Qulleq is an irregularly-shaped island that lies off the southeastern coast of Greenland. It is located 5.5 km from the shore off the mouth of the Anorituup Kangerlua fjord, to the north-northeast of Cape Tordenskjold, northeast of Nuuk Point.[2]
Qulleq is the largest and southernmost island of a small offshore archipelago of four main islands, including Qipinnguak close by to the west, Takisoq to the northwest and Qeqertarsuaq to the north.[3] The island's length is 60NaN0 and its maximum width 2.80NaN0.[4]
Qutsigsormiut is an important Paleo-Eskimo archaeological site on Qulleq's southern coast.[5] It is located by a south-facing bay known as Qulleq Sound that forms a sheltered natural harbour.[6]
A LORAN transmitting station was built on the southeastern point of the island and lies now abandoned.