Illorsuit Island

Illorsuit

Location of Illorsuit Island
Geography
Location Uummannaq Fjord
Area 468 km2 (180.7 sq mi)
Country
Greenland
Municipality Qaasuitsup

Illorsuit Island (Kalaallisut: Illorsuip qeqertaat, Danish: Ubekendt Ejland) is an island in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland.

Geography

The island is pear-shaped, and at 468 km2 (180.7 sq mi),[1] it is the second-largest island in the Uummannaq Fjord system, located to the east of its mouth, between Sigguup Nunaa peninsula in the north and Nuussuaq Peninsula in the south.[2]

Settlement

Illorsuit is the only settlement on the island, located on the northeastern coast of the island.

References

  1. ^ Norwegian University of Science and Technology
  2. ^ Nuussuaq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992