Akuliaruseq Island
Encyclopedia
Akuliaruseq Island is an uninhabited island
in the Qaasuitsup
municipality in northwestern Greenland
.
, in the group between Nunavik Peninsula in the south, and Upernavik Icefjord
in the north.
In the west, Ammarqua Strait
separates Akuliaruseq Island from Nutaarmiut Island, the largest island in the archipelago. A small, unnamed channel branching to the east off Ammarqua separates the island from Nako Island
in the north. In the east, the narrow Torsukattak Strait
separates Akuliaruseq from Amarortalik Island
.
The long Eqalugaarsuit Sulluat Fjord separates the island from the large Kangeq Peninsula
in the south. The southern coastline is indented by a small Puugutaata Ilua bay branching off the fjord. It is the only indentiation in the otherwise undeveloped coastline of the island.
in the southeast, the majority of the island is occupied by a single, flooded mountain. Another previously flooded mountain, Puugutaa, culimating in a 550 m (1,804.5 ft) peak is located on the other side of the low isthmus.
origin, with Albian
-Campanian
sediments.
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...
.
Location within the archipelago
Akuliaruseq Island is located in the southern part of the Upernavik ArchipelagoUpernavik 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 group between Nunavik Peninsula in the south, and Upernavik Icefjord
Upernavik Icefjord
Upernavik Icefjord is a fjord in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland.- Geography :The long fjord flows to the northwest between two chains of islands, emptying into Baffin Bay...
in the north.
In the west, Ammarqua Strait
Ammarqua Strait
Ammarqua Strait is a strait in the southern part of the Upernavik Archipelago in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland.- Geography :...
separates Akuliaruseq Island from Nutaarmiut Island, the largest island in the archipelago. A small, unnamed channel branching to the east off Ammarqua separates the island from Nako Island
Nako Island
Nako Island is a island of Greenland. It is located in Baffin Bay in the Upernavik Archipelago....
in the north. In the east, the narrow Torsukattak Strait
Torsukattak Strait (Upernavik Archipelago)
Torsukattak Strait is a strait in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland.- Geography :Torsukattak Strait is located in the southern part of the Upernavik Archipelago, in the group between Nunavik Peninsula in the south, and Upernavik Icefjord in the north...
separates Akuliaruseq from Amarortalik Island
Amarortalik Island
Amarortalik Island is an uninhabited island in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. The name of the island means "the place of wolves" in the Greenlandic language.- Location within the archipelago :...
.
The long Eqalugaarsuit Sulluat Fjord separates the island from the large Kangeq Peninsula
Kangeq Peninsula
Kangeq Peninsula is a peninsula of Greenland. It is located in the Upernavik Archipelago....
in the south. The southern coastline is indented by a small Puugutaata Ilua bay branching off the fjord. It is the only indentiation in the otherwise undeveloped coastline of the island.
Topography
Like all larger islands in the neighborhood, Akuliaruseq Island is very mountainous. The highest point is an unnamed peak of 720 m (2,362.2 ft) in the western part of the island. Apart from the coastal lowland isthmusIsthmus
An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas usually with waterforms on either side.Canals are often built through isthmuses where they may be particularly advantageous to create a shortcut for marine transportation...
in the southeast, the majority of the island is occupied by a single, flooded mountain. Another previously flooded mountain, Puugutaa, culimating in a 550 m (1,804.5 ft) peak is located on the other side of the low isthmus.
Geology
The rocks on the island are of PrecambrianPrecambrian
The Precambrian is the name which describes the large span of time in Earth's history before the current Phanerozoic Eon, and is a Supereon divided into several eons of the geologic time scale...
origin, with Albian
Albian
The Albian is both an age of the geologic timescale and a stage in the stratigraphic column. It is the youngest or uppermost subdivision of the Early/Lower Cretaceous epoch/series. Its approximate time range is 112.0 ± 1.0 Ma to 99.6 ± 0.9 Ma...
-Campanian
Campanian
The Campanian is, in the ICS' geologic timescale, the fifth of six ages of the Late Cretaceous epoch . The Campanian spans the time from 83.5 ± 0.7 Ma to 70.6 ± 0.6 Ma ...
sediments.