Tunu

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Map of East Greenland.
Map of East Greenland.

Tunu/Østgrønland (East Greenland) is one of the three counties (amt) of Greenland. The county seat is at the main settlement, Tasiilaq. Population in 2005 was around 3,800.

The county is made up of two municipalities, Ammassalik and Illoqqortoormiut, while part of the Northeast Greenland National Park covers the northern half of the county.

It is bordered in the east by the Greenland Sea, Norwegian Sea, Denmark Strait and the North Atlantic Ocean. To the west lies West Greenland.

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