Aerial view of Mernoq Island (right) |
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Mernoq Island (Upernavik Archipelago)
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| Location | Greenland |
| Archipelago | Upernavik Archipelago |
| Length | 9.7 km (6.03 mi) |
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Greenland
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| Municipality | Qaasuitsup |
Mernoq Island is an uninhabited island in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland.
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With brief intervals of no permanent settlement, Mernoq Island was inhabited between 1891, when the Kuuk settlement was founded, and 1972, when it was abandoned.[1] Kuuk was perched on the southern end of the island, at the Qernertunnguaq cape.[2]
Mernoq Island is located in Tasiusaq Bay, in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago. It is sandwiched between Qullikorsuit Island in the north − from which it is separated by the Mernup Tunua strait − Paornivik Island in the northeast, and Tuttorqortooq Island in the southwest.[2]
The island is hilly, but not mountainous; the highest point is an unnamed hill of 386 m (1,266 ft) in the center of the island.[2]
The coastline of the island is generally undeveloped, with two shallow, unnamed bays in the east.[2]
| Name | Direction | Latitude N | Longitude W |
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| Mernup Erqua | Northwestern Cape | 73°46′20″ | 56°24′50″ |
| Nannuffik | Eastern Cape | 73°43′13″ | 56°09′50″ |
| Qernertunnguaq | Southern Cape | 73°42′20″ | 56°11′40″ |