Ammassalik Island
Municipality | Sermersooq | |
|---|---|---|
| Largest settlement | Tasiilaq | |
| Demographics | ||
| Population | 2,017 (2013) | |
| Pop. density | 2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi) | |
| Ethnic groups | Inuit | |
Ammassalik Island (Danish: Ammassalik Ø) is an island in the Sermersooq municipality in southeastern Greenland, with an area of 772 km2 (298.1 sq mi).[1]
Geography
Ammassalik Island is located in the
North Atlantic.[2]
The town of Tasiilaq is located on the island's southeastern side. The highest point of the island is a glaciated peak in the northern part, at 1,352 m (4,435.7 ft).[2]
Settlements
The only permanently inhabited settlement on the island is Tasiilaq town on the south coast of the island, with 1,893 inhabitants as of 2009[update],[3] the most populous community on the eastern coast, and the seventh-largest town in Greenland.
The research station Sermilik is located 15 km northwest of Tasiilaq on the west coast.
Sermersooq Municipality
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See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ammassalik Island.
- ^ Norwegian University of Science and Technology Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Tasiilaq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
- ^ 'Greenland in Figures 2009', Statistics Greenland