Illunnguit Island
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Illunnguit Island is an uninhabited island
in the Qaasuitsup
municipality in northwestern Greenland
.
, in the central part of Upernavik Archipelago
. The inner waterways of the bay separate it from Paagussat Island
in the north, and Tasiusaq Island
in the east. It is one of the low-lying islands buffering Tasiusaq Island from the west. The highest point on the island is an unnamed 310 m (1,017.1 ft) point in the southeast.
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
Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...
.
Geography
Once inhabited, the Illunnguit Island is located in the outer belt of islands in Tasiusaq BayTasiusaq 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 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...
. The inner waterways of the bay separate it from Paagussat Island
Paagussat Island
Paagussat Island is an uninhabited island in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland.- Geography :Paagussat Island is located in the outer belt of islands in Tasiusaq Bay, in the central part of Upernavik Archipelago. Ikerasak Strait separates it from Uigorlersuaq Island in the...
in the north, and Tasiusaq Island
Tasiusaq Island
Tasiusaq Island is an island in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland, home to the Tasiusaq settlement.- Geography :...
in the east. It is one of the low-lying islands buffering Tasiusaq Island from the west. The highest point on the island is an unnamed 310 m (1,017.1 ft) point in the southeast.