Naajaat Island
Encyclopedia
Naajaat Island is a small island
in the Qaasuitsup
municipality in northwestern Greenland
, home to the Naajaat
settlement.
, in the south-central part of Upernavik Archipelago
. The inner waterways of the bay separate it from Innaarsuit Island
in the west, and from the mainland Qassersuaq Peninsula
in the southeast. The island is part of a small group of larger skerries
, trailed by Naajaat Kangilleq in the northeast, and Sanningassorsuaq in the southeast. The narrow channels between the three islands provide good harbourage for the settlement.
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...
, home to the Naajaat
Naajaat
Naajaat is a settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland...
settlement.
Geography
Naajaat Island is located 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 south-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 Innaarsuit Island
Innaarsuit Island
Innaarsuit Island is an island in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland, home to the Innaarsuit settlement.- Geography :...
in the west, and from the mainland Qassersuaq Peninsula
Qassersuaq Peninsula
Qassersuaq Peninsula is a mainland peninsula in northwestern Greenland, located in the south-central part of Upernavik Archipelago- Geography :...
in the southeast. The island is part of a small group of larger skerries
Skerry
A skerry is a small rocky island, usually defined to be too small for habitation. It may simply be a rocky reef. A skerry can also be called a low sea stack....
, trailed by Naajaat Kangilleq in the northeast, and Sanningassorsuaq in the southeast. The narrow channels between the three islands provide good harbourage for the settlement.