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Apusiaajik island seen from the frozen Torssuut Tunoq sound northeast of Kulusuk

Apusiaajik Island is an uninhabited island in the Sermersooq municipality on the southwestern shore of Greenland, located at approximately 65°39′N 37°05′W / 65.650°N 37.083°W / 65.650; -37.083 ^[1]

Air Iceland STOL aircraft approach Kulusuk Airport on the way from Nerlerit Inaat and Reykjavík flying directly over the southern end of the island.

Geography

Apusiaajik is separated from Kulusuk island in the south by the Ikaasaartik sound; from the small Akinaaq island and tiny skerries in the southwest by the Torssuut Tunoq sound; from Ammassalik island by the Ammassalik fjord, and from the Ingiingaleq and Erqiliqaarteq islands in the east by the Aqartertuluk sound.^[1]

The island is very mountainous, with several distinct peaks. The highest summit is Qivtaatit (855m) in the north.^[1] The central part of the island is glaciated, with the active Apusiaajik glacier flowing towards Torssuut Tunoq sound.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Tasiilaq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
^ O'Carroll, Etain (2005). Greenland and the Arctic. Lonely Planet. pp. 204–205. ISBN 1-74059-095-3.

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[saga-1] Tasiilaq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992

[lp-2] O'Carroll, Etain (2005). Greenland and the Arctic. Lonely Planet. pp. 204–205. ISBN 1-74059-095-3.

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 [[File:Apusiaajik-torssuut-tunoq.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Apusiaajik island seen from the frozen Torssuut Tunoq sound northeast of [[Kulusuk]]]]
-'''Apusiaajik''' is an uninhabited island in the [[Sermersooq]] municipality on the southwestern shore of [[Greenland]], located at approximately {{coord|65|39|N|37|05|W}} <ref name="saga">Tasiilaq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992</ref>
+'''Apusiaajik Island''' is an uninhabited island in the [[Sermersooq]] municipality on the southwestern shore of [[Greenland]], located at approximately {{coord|65|39|N|37|05|W}} <ref name="saga">Tasiilaq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992</ref>
 [[Air Iceland]] [[STOL]] aircraft approach [[Kulusuk Airport]] on the way from [[Nerlerit Inaat Airport|Nerlerit Inaat]] and [[Reykjavík Airport|Reykjavík]] flying directly over the southern end of the island.