Nutaarmiut Island (Tasiusaq Bay)

Nutaarmiut Island (Tasiusaq Bay)
Nutaarmiut

Nutaarmiut settlement
Nutaarmiut Island (Tasiusaq Bay) is located in Upernavik Archipelago
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Nutaarmiut Island (Tasiusaq Bay) (Upernavik Archipelago)
Geography
Location Greenland
Coordinates 73°31′N 56°31′W / 73.517°N 56.517°W / 73.517; -56.517Coordinates: 73°31′N 56°31′W / 73.517°N 56.517°W / 73.517; -56.517
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

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