Mernoq Island
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Mernoq Island is an uninhabited island
in the Qaasuitsup
municipality in northwestern Greenland
.
settlement was founded, and 1972, when it was abandoned. Kuuk was perched on the southern end of the island, at the Qernertunnguaq cape.
, in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago
. It is sandwiched between Qullikorsuit Island
in the north − from which it is separated by the Mernup Tunua strait − Paornivik Island
in the northeast, and Tuttorqortooq Island
in the southwest.
The island is hilly, but not mountainous; the highest point is an unnamed hill of 386 m (1,266.4 ft) in the center of the island.
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...
.
History
With brief intervals of no permanent settlement, Mernoq Island was inhabited between 1891, when the KuukKuuk
Kuuk is a former settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. It was located in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago, on the southern cape of Mernoq Island, an island in Tasiusaq Bay. The settlement was abandoned in 1972....
settlement was founded, and 1972, when it was abandoned. Kuuk was perched on the southern end of the island, at the Qernertunnguaq cape.
Geography
Mernoq 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...
. It is sandwiched between Qullikorsuit Island
Qullikorsuit Island
Qullikorsuit Island is an uninhabited island in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is located in the northern part of Upernavik Archipelago.- History :...
in the north − from which it is separated by the Mernup Tunua strait − Paornivik Island
Paornivik Island
Paornivik Island is an uninhabited island in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland.- Geography :The horseshoe-shaped Paornivik Island is located in Tasiusaq Bay, in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago...
in the northeast, and Tuttorqortooq Island
Tuttorqortooq Island
Tuttorqortooq Island is an uninhabited island in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland.- Geography :...
in the southwest.
The island is hilly, but not mountainous; the highest point is an unnamed hill of 386 m (1,266.4 ft) in the center of the island.
Coastline
The coastline of the island is generally undeveloped, with two shallow, unnamed bays in the east.Promontories
| Name | Direction | Latitude N | Longitude W |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mernup Erqua | Northwestern Cape | 73°46′20″ | 56°24′50″ |
| Nannuffik | Eastern Cape | 73°43′13″ | 56°09′50″ |
| Qernertunnguaq | Southern Cape | 73°42′20″ | 56°11′40″ |