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Illoorfik Island

Coordinates: 74°10′50″N 57°01′30″W / 74.18056°N 57.02500°W / 74.18056; -57.02500
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Illoorfik
Aerial view of Illorfik Island off Nuussuaq Peninsula
Illoorfik is located in Greenland
Illoorfik
Illoorfik
Geography
LocationGreenland
Coordinates74°10′50″N 57°01′30″W / 74.18056°N 57.02500°W / 74.18056; -57.02500
ArchipelagoUpernavik Archipelago
Administration
Greenland
MunicipalityAvannaata

Illoorfik Island (old spelling: Igdlôrfik) is a small, uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. The island is a single flooded mountain of 341 m (1,119 ft).[1]

Geography

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Illoorfik Island is located in the southern part of Inussulik Bay, just off the northern coast of Nuussuaq Peninsula, in the northern part of Upernavik Archipelago.[1] The closest settlement is Nuussuaq, approximately 7.5 km (4.7 mi) to the southwest of the island, on the other side of Nuussuaq Peninsula.

References

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  1. ^ a b Upernavik Avannarleq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992