Ammassalik Island

Ammassalik

Ammassalik Island seen from Kulusuk Island
Ammassalik Island Location within Greenland
Geography
Location	North Atlantic
Coordinates	65°43′N 37°35′W / 65.717°N 37.583°W / 65.717; -37.583Coordinates: 65°43′N 37°35′W / 65.717°N 37.583°W / 65.717; -37.583
Area	772 km2 (298 sq mi)
Country
Greenland
Municipality	Sermersooq

Ammassalik Island (Danish: Ammassalik Ø) is an island in the Sermersooq municipality in southeastern Greenland, with an area of 772 km² (298.1 sq mi).^[1]

Geography

Tasiilaq on Ammassalik Island

The island is separated from the mainland of Greenland by the wide Sermilik Fjord in the west, and by the Ikaasartivaq Strait in the northeast. In the east and southeast the southern, progressively wider half of the Ammassalik Fjord separates the island from an archipelago of islands, including the largest Apusiaajik Island, and Kulusuk Island across the Torsuut Tunoq sound. The southern coast of the island is washed by the waters of the open North Atlantic.^[2] The highest point of the island is a glaciated peak in the northern part, at 1,352 m (4,435.7 ft).^[2]

Settlement

The only settlement on the island is Tasiilaq town, with 1,893 inhabitants as of 2009,^[3] the most populous community on the eastern coast, and the seventh-largest town in Greenland.

References

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