Kangaarsuk Island
Encyclopedia
Kangaarsuk 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 Illunnguit Island
in the northwest, and from Tasiusaq Island
in the north. It is one of the low-lying islands buffering Tasiusaq Island from the west. The highest point on the island is an unnamed 170 m (557.7 ft) point in the center.
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
Kangaarsuk 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 Illunnguit Island
Illunnguit Island
Illunnguit Island is an uninhabited island in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland.- Geography :...
in the northwest, and from Tasiusaq Island
Tasiusaq Island
Tasiusaq Island is an island in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland, home to the Tasiusaq settlement.- Geography :...
in the north. It is one of the low-lying islands buffering Tasiusaq Island from the west. The highest point on the island is an unnamed 170 m (557.7 ft) point in the center.