Illorsuit Island
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 Location of Illorsuit Island |
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| Location | Uummannaq Fjord |
| Coordinates | 71°10′N 53°43′W / 71.167°N 53.717°WCoordinates: 71°10′N 53°43′W / 71.167°N 53.717°W |
| Area | 468 km2 (180.7 sq mi) |
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Greenland
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| Municipality | Qaasuitsup |
Illorsuit Island (Kalaallisut: Illorsuip qeqertaat, Danish: Ubekendt Ejland) is an island in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland.
[edit] Geography
The island is pear-shaped, and at 468 km2 (180.7 sq mi),[1] it is the second-largest island in the Uummannaq Fjord system, located to the east of its mouth, between Sigguup Nunaa peninsula in the north and Nuussuaq Peninsula in the south.[2]
[edit] Settlement
Illorsuit is the only settlement on the island, located on the northeastern coast of the island.
[edit] References
- ^ Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- ^ Nuussuaq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
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