Aerial view of Illorfik Island off Nuussuaq Peninsula |
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Illoorfik Island (Upernavik Archipelago)
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| Location | Greenland |
| Archipelago | Upernavik Archipelago |
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Greenland
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| Municipality | Qaasuitsup |
Illoorfik Island (old spelling: Igdlôrfik) is a small, uninhabited island in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. The island is a single flooded mountain of 341 m (1,119 ft).[1]
Illoorfik Island is located in the southern part of Inussulik Bay, just off the northern coast of Nuussuaq Peninsula, in the northern part of Upernavik Archipelago.[1] The closest settlement is Nuussuaq, approximately 7.5 km (4.7 mi) to the southwest of the island, on the other side of Nuussuaq Peninsula.