Illorsuit Island

Island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland
71°9′N 52°41′W / 71.150°N 52.683°W / 71.150; -52.683Area403 km2 (156 sq mi)Area rank21st largest in GreenlandLength31 km (19.3 mi)Width21 km (13 mi)Highest elevation1,150 m (3770 ft)Administration
Greenland
MunicipalityAvannaataDemographicsPopulation0 (2022)Pop. density0/km2 (0/sq mi)Ethnic groupsnone

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

Geography

location of Illorsuit Island

The island is pear-shaped, and at 403 km2 (155.6 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

The former settlement of Illorsuit was the only settlement on the island, located on its northeastern coast. The settlement was abandoned in 2018 following a severe tsunami in June 2017.

References

  1. ^ Norwegian University of Science and Technology Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Nuussuaq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992


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