Island in Avannaata, Greenland
Nuuluk Island (old spelling: Nûluk ) is an uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland .
Geography
Nuuluk Island is located in Tasiusaq Bay , in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago , on the shores of the inner reaches of Kangerlussuaq Icefjord , which in the northeast separates it from Giesecke Glacier on the mainland of Greenland.[ 1]
The island is separated from Anarusuk Island in the southeast by a small Ikerasaarsuk channel. The inner waterways of Tasiusaq Bay separate it from Qallunaat Island in the northwest, Saattorsuaq Island in the west, and Aappilattoq Island in the south.[ 1]
Coastline
The island's highest point is a 390 m (1,280 ft) hill in the southern part of the island. Its coastline is undeveloped, with Iterlissuaq bay the only indentation in the north.[ 1]
References
^ a b c Upernavik , Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
Bays Fjords Glaciers Headlands Islands
Melville Bay Inussulik Bay Sugar Loaf Bay Tasiusaq Bay Baffin Bay
Mountains/Nunataqs Peninsulas Straits Towns/Settlements
