Nutaarmiut Island (Tasiusaq Bay)

For other uses, see Nutaarmiut (disambiguation).
Nutaarmiut

Nutaarmiut settlement
Nutaarmiut Island (Tasiusaq Bay)
Geography
Location Greenland
Coordinates 73°31′N 56°31′W / 73.517°N 56.517°WCoordinates: 73°31′N 56°31′W / 73.517°N 56.517°W
Archipelago Upernavik Archipelago
Country
Greenland
Municipality Qaasuitsup

Nutaarmiut Island (old spelling: Nutârmiut) is an island in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland.

Geography

Nutaarmiut Island is located in Tasiusaq Bay, in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago. It is separated from Mattaangassut Island in the northwest by a narrow Ikerasakassak strait, and from Qallunaat Island in the north by the waterways of Tasiusaq Bay.[1]

Settlement

The island is home to Nutaarmiut, the smallest village in the archipelago, perched on the eastern shore of the island.

References

  1. Upernavik, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992