Amarortalik Island
  Amarortalik | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Greenland |
| Coordinates | 72°33′N 54°53′W / 72.550°N 54.883°WCoordinates: 72°33′N 54°53′W / 72.550°N 54.883°W |
| Archipelago | Upernavik Archipelago |
| Administration | |
Greenland | |
| Municipality | Avannaata |
Amarortalik Island is an uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. The name of the island means "the place of wolves" in the Greenlandic language.[1]
Geography[]
Location within the archipelago[]
Amarortalik Island is located in the southern part of the Upernavik Archipelago, in the group between Nunavik Peninsula in the south, and Upernavik Icefjord in the north.[2]
In the west, the narrow Torsukattak Strait separates Amarortalik from Akuliaruseq Island. In the north, the small Kangerluarsuk Fjord separates it from , a peninsula branching off to the west from on the mainland of Greenland. Koch's land in turn is separated from Amarortalik by a small, unnamed strait. The long separates the island from the large Kangeq Peninsula in the south.[2]
Topography[]
Like all larger islands in the neighborhood, Amarortalik Island is very mountainous. The highest point is an unnamed peak of 823 m (2,700 ft) in the southern part of the island.[2]
Geology[]
The rocks on the island are of Precambrian origin, with Albian-Campanian sediments.[3]
References[]
- ^ Flood, Gavin D. (1993). Mapping invisible worlds. Volume 9 of Cosmos, Edinburgh University Press. p. 82. ISBN 0-7486-0470-7.
- ^ a b c Upernavik, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
- ^ Lotte Melchior Larsen. "Volcanic development in the Nuussuaq Basin, West Greenland". De Nationale Geologiske Undersøgelser for Danmark og Grønland (GEUS). Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- Uninhabited islands of Greenland
- Islands of the Upernavik Archipelago