Devil's Thumb (Greenland)

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Devil's Thumb
Devil's Thumb seen from the southwest
Elevation	546 m (1,791 ft)^[1]
Location
Devil's Thumb
Location	Kullorsuaq Island, Upernavik Archipelago, Greenland
Coordinates	74°35′37″N 57°08′28″W / 74.59361°N 57.14111°W / 74.59361; -57.14111Coordinates: 74°35′37″N 57°08′28″W / 74.59361°N 57.14111°W / 74.59361; -57.14111

Devil's Thumb (Greenlandic: Kullorsuaq, Danish: Djœvelens Tommelfinger) is a pinnacle-shaped, 546 m (1,791 ft)^[1] mountain in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland.

Geography

Devil's Thumb is located in the central part of Kullorsuaq Island, an island in the northern part of Upernavik Archipelago, in Melville Bay, approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) to the north of the Kullorsuaq settlement.^[1]

References

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↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Upernavik Avannarleq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992

Upernavik Archipelago, Greenland

Bays

Alison
Baffin
Inussulik
Melville
Qeqertaussap Iterlaa
Sugar Loaf
Tasiusaq

Fjords

Glaciers

Headlands

Islands

Melville Bay	Kiatassuaq Kiataussaq Kullorsuaq Saarlia Saqqarlersuaq

Inussulik Bay	Ikermiut Illoorfik Inussullissuaq Kiatassuaq

Sugar Loaf Bay	Amitsorsuaq Ikermiorsuaq Itissaalik Kittorsaq Nasaussaq Qullikorsuit Sugar Loaf Timilersua

Tasiusaq Bay	Aappilattoq Anarusuk Apparsuit Ateqanngitsorsuaq Aukarnersuaq Horse Head Illunnguit Innaarsuit Kangaarsuk Maniitsoq Mattaangassut Mernoq Naajaat Nuuluk Nutaarmiut Paagussat Paornivik Puugutaa Qaarsorsuatsiaq Qallunaat Qaneq Qaqaarissorsuaq Qullikorsuit Saattorsuaq Sisuarissut Tasiusaq Tussaaq Tuttorqortooq Uigorlersuaq

Baffin Bay	Aappilattoq Akia Akuliaruseq Amarortalik Ammaussarsuaq Atilissuaq Iperaq Karrat Kingittorsuaq Nako Nunaa Nutaarmiut Qaarsorsuaq Qasse Qeqertaq Qeqertarsuaq Saattoq Sanningassoq Singarnaq-Annertussoq Taartoq Tukingassoq Uilortussoq Upernavik

Mountains/Nunataqs

Peninsulas

Straits

Towns/Settlements

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