Anarusuk Island
Anarusuk Island is an uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.
Anarusuk | |
Geography | |
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Location | Greenland |
Coordinates | 73°28′N 55°38′W |
Archipelago | Upernavik Archipelago |
Area | 75 km2 (29 sq mi) |
Length | 16.4 km (10.19 mi) |
Width | 14.2 km (8.82 mi) |
Administration | |
Greenland | |
Municipality | Avannaata |
Geography
Anarusuk Island is located in Tasiusaq Bay, in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago, on the shores of the inner reaches of Kangerlussuaq Icefjord, which in the northeast separates it from Giesecke Glacier on the mainland of Greenland.[1]
The island is separated from Nuuluk Island in the northwest by a small Ikerasaarsuk channel, from Aappilattoq Island in the west by a small channel of the same name, and by the inner waterways of Tasiusaq Bay from Aukarnersuaq Island in the southeast and Qaqaarissorsuaq Island in the south.[1]
Coastline
The coastline of the island is developed, with many inlets indenting the coastline in the west.[1]
Promontories
Name | Direction | Latitude N | Longitude W |
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Naajakassait | Northern Cape | 73°31′30″ | 55°49′30″ |
Aappilattuinnakassak | Southern Cape | 73°22′40″ | 55°34′50″ |
Tulukkat | Northwestern Cape | 73°30′17″ | 55°53′45″ |
References
- Upernavik, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
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