Aappilattoq Island (Tasiusaq Bay)
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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
.
, in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago
, in the inner band of uninhabited islands. The island is separated from Anarusuk Island
in the east by a small Ikerasaarsuk channel. The inner waterways of Tasiusaq Bay separate it from Nuuluk Island
and Saattorsuaq Island
in the north, and from Tasiusaq Island
in the south.
The highest point on the island is an unnamed peak of 460 m (1,509.2 ft) in the central part of the island. The coastline of the island is undeveloped.
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...
. It is one of two islands of the same name in the 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...
.
Geography
Aappilattoq 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 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...
, in the inner band of uninhabited islands. The island is separated from Anarusuk Island
Anarusuk Island
Anarusuk Island is an uninhabited island in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland.- Geography :Anarusuk 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...
in the east by a small Ikerasaarsuk channel. The inner waterways of Tasiusaq Bay separate it 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...
and Saattorsuaq Island
Saattorsuaq Island
Saattorsuaq Island is a small, uninhabited island in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland.- History :...
in the north, 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 south.
The highest point on the island is an unnamed peak of 460 m (1,509.2 ft) in the central part of the island. The coastline of the island is undeveloped.