Sarfannguit Island
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Sarfannguit Island is an island
in the Qeqqata
municipality in western Greenland
.
settlement. To the south, the island is bounded by the Ikertooq Fjord
, widening considerably at its mouth at approximately 66°46′N 53°27′W, where it empties into Davis Strait
. The channel is unusual in that it connects the head of the narrower Amerloq Fjord
bounding the island from the north to the larger Ikertooq Fjord in the southeast.
Several smaller islands trail Sarfannguit Island in the west, on the coastline of Davis Strait, of which Maniitsorsuaq and Uummannaarsussuaq are the largest, while tiny Nipisat Island
is host to ruins from the early settlement. The island is hilly, with the highest point reaching 404 m (1,325.5 ft). In the past, the coastal region was dotted with several small villages, all of which are now abandoned.
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 Qeqqata
Qeqqata
Qeqqata is a new municipality in western Greenland, operational from 1 January 2009. The municipality was named after its location in central-western part of the country. Its population is 9,677 as of January 2010. The administrative center of the municipality is in Sisimiut...
municipality in western 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...
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Geography
The island is of elongated shape, separated from the mainland of Greenland by Sarfannguit Channel, a narrow waterway at the eastern promontory occupied by the SarfannguitSarfannguit
Sarfannguit is a settlement in the Qeqqata municipality in central-western Greenland. Its population is 126 as of 2010...
settlement. To the south, the island is bounded by the Ikertooq Fjord
Ikertooq Fjord
Ikertooq Fjord is a long fjord in the Qeqqata municipality in western Greenland. The fjord empties into Davis Strait south of Sisimiut.- Geography :...
, widening considerably at its mouth at approximately 66°46′N 53°27′W, where it empties into Davis Strait
Davis Strait
Davis Strait is a northern arm of the Labrador Sea. It lies between mid-western Greenland and Nunavut, Canada's Baffin Island. The strait was named for the English explorer John Davis , who explored the area while seeking a Northwest Passage....
. The channel is unusual in that it connects the head of the narrower Amerloq Fjord
Amerloq Fjord
Amerloq Fjord is a long fjord in the Qeqqata municipality in western Greenland. The fjord empties into Davis Strait just south of Sisimiut.- Geography :The fjord mouth is located at approximately south of the town of Sisimiut...
bounding the island from the north to the larger Ikertooq Fjord in the southeast.
Several smaller islands trail Sarfannguit Island in the west, on the coastline of Davis Strait, of which Maniitsorsuaq and Uummannaarsussuaq are the largest, while tiny Nipisat Island
Nipisat Island
Nipisat Island is a small, uninhabited island in the Qeqqata municipality in central-western Greenland.- Geography :Nipisat Island is situated south of Sisimiut, on the shores of Davis Strait...
is host to ruins from the early settlement. The island is hilly, with the highest point reaching 404 m (1,325.5 ft). In the past, the coastal region was dotted with several small villages, all of which are now abandoned.