Upernivik Island | |
Native Name: | Upernivik Ø |
Native Name Link: | Danish language |
Native Name Lang: | Danish |
Nickname: | --> |
Image Map Caption: | Map of Upernivik Island |
Pushpin Map: | Greenland |
Pushpin Label: | Upernivik Island |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Upernivik Island in Greenland |
Coordinates: | 71.2667°N -97°W |
Location: | Uummannaq Fjord |
Area Km2: | 503 |
Rank: | 16th largest in Greenland |
Length Km: | 30 |
Width Km: | 24 |
Coastline M: | --> |
Elevation M: | 2105 |
Highest Mount: | Palup Qaqa |
Country: | Greenland |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | Municipality |
Country Admin Divisions: | Avannaata |
Country Area M2: | or |
Country Area Ha: | --> |
Population: | 0 |
Density Km2: | 0 |
Ethnic Groups: | none |
Upernivik Island (Danish: Upernivik Ø) is an uninhabited[1] island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.
Upernivik Island is located in the Uummannaq Fjord where it is the largest island with an area of 5401NaN1.[1]
The island is very mountainous.[2] Its highest point is Palup Qaqaa, an ultra-prominent peak at 71° 20' 24 N, 52° 48' 37 W reaching 2105m (6,906feet).[3]