Anarusuk Island is an uninhabited island

Island

An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...

 in the Qaasuitsup

Qaasuitsup

Qaasuitsup is a new municipality in Greenland, operational from 1 January 2009. As of January 2010 its population is 17,749. The administrative center of the municipality is in Ilulissat...

 municipality in northwestern Greenland

Greenland

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.

Geography

Anarusuk Island is located in Tasiusaq Bay

Tasiusaq Bay

Tasiusaq Bay is a bay in the Upernavik Archipelago in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is an indentiation of northeastern Baffin Bay...

, in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago

Upernavik Archipelago

Upernavik Archipelago is a vast archipelago of small islands in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland, on the coast of northeastern Baffin Bay...

, on the shores of the inner reaches of Kangerlussuaq Icefjord

Kangerlussuaq Icefjord

Kangerlussuaq Icefjord is a fjord in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland.- Geography :...

, which in the northeast separates it from Giesecke Glacier

Giesecke Glacier

Giesecke Glacier is a glacier in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. Its outflow is split in the center by a nunatak. Through two tongues it drains the Greenland ice sheet westwards into Kangerlussuaq Icefjord. The northern tongue reaches the fjord at . The southern tongue ...

 on the mainland of Greenland.

The island is separated from Nuuluk Island

Nuuluk Island

Nuuluk Island is an uninhabited island in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland.- Geography :Nuuluk 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...

 in the northwest by a small Ikerasaarsuk channel, from Aappilattoq Island

Aappilattoq Island (Tasiusaq Bay)

Aappilattoq Island is an uninhabited island in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is one of two islands of the same name in the Upernavik Archipelago.- Geography :...

 in the west by a small channel of the same name, and by the inner waterways of Tasiusaq Bay from Aukarnersuaq Island

Aukarnersuaq Island

Aukarnersuaq Island is an uninhabited island in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland.- Geography :...

 in the southeast and Qaqaarissorsuaq Island

Qaqaarissorsuaq Island

Qaqaarissorsuaq Island is an uninhabited island in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland.- Geography :...

in the south.

Coastline

The coastline of the island is developed, with many inlets indenting the coastline in the west.

Promontories

Name	Direction	Latitude N	Longitude W
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″