Nasaussaq Island

Nasaussaq

Aerial view of Kittorsaq Island (front) and Nasaussaq Island (back)
Nasaussaq
Geography
Location	Greenland
Coordinates	73°56′20″N 56°19′00″W / 73.93889°N 56.31667°W / 73.93889; -56.31667Coordinates: 73°56′20″N 56°19′00″W / 73.93889°N 56.31667°W / 73.93889; -56.31667
Archipelago	Upernavik Archipelago
Administration
Greenland
Municipality	Qaasuitsup

Nasaussaq Island is a small, uninhabited island in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland.

Geography

Nasaussaq Island is located in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago, in the inner part of Sugar Loaf Bay, an indentiation of Baffin Bay, at the mouth of Nasaussap Saqqaa fjord.^[1] In the south, the fjord separates the island and its sibling Amitsorsuaq Island from Qullikorsuit Island, one of the larger islands in the archipelago. Nasaussaq and Amitsorsuaq are separated by the small Ikerasakassak strait.^[1] The highest point on the island is an unnamed, 420 m (1,380 ft) peak in the center of the island.^[1]

References

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