Qullikorsuit Island
Geography | |
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Location | Greenland |
Coordinates | 73°52′N 56°20′W / 73.867°N 56.333°W |
Archipelago | Upernavik Archipelago |
Area | 204 km2 (79 sq mi)[1] |
Coastline | 89.3 km (55.49 mi)[2] |
Administration | |
Greenland | |
Municipality | Avannaata |
Qullikorsuit Island (old spelling: Qutdlikorssuit) is an uninhabited[1] island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is located in the northern part of Upernavik Archipelago.
History
Qullikorsuit Island was inhabited between 1916, when the Appaalissiorfik settlement was founded, and 1923, when it was abandoned.[3] Appaalissiorfik was perched on the southwestern cape of the island, on the shores of the Appaalissiorfiup Ikerasaa strait.[4]
Geography
Location within the archipelago
Qullikorsuit Island is located in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago, in the group between Kangerlussuaq Icefjord in the south, and Nuussuaq Peninsula in the north.[4] The island defines the southern boundary of the Sugar Loaf Bay.
The island is the largest within the group, and is separated from the mainland of Greenland and smaller islands by narrow straits: from the unnamed
Topography
The island is mountainous throughout. At 822 m (2,697 ft), the Sullaussartooq mountain is the highest point on the island, with the top of the ridge permanently glaciated.[4]
Coastline
The coastline of the island is generally undeveloped, despite two distinct peninsulas and shallow, unnamed bays in the south.[4]
Promontories
Name | Direction | Latitude N | Longitude W |
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Ujarassuit | Northern Cape | 73°55′34″ | 56°35′45″ |
(none) | Southern Cape | 73°46′50″ | 56°16′20″ |
Appaalissiorfik | Southwestern Cape | 73°48′30″ | 56°35′00″ |
Saffioorsuaq | Western Cape | 73°52′47″ | 56°44′12″ |
References
- ^ a b "TIL OPPLYSNING". Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
- ^ "Island Directory". United Nations Environment Programme. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
- ISBN 978-87-635-1261-9.
- ^ a b c d e f Upernavik Avannarleq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992