Ikeq Island

Uninhabited island in Greenland
59°56′N 44°12′W / 59.94°N 44.20°W / 59.94; -44.20ArchipelagoNunap Isua ArchipelagoAdjacent toNorth Atlantic OceanArea198.9 km2 (76.8 sq mi)Area rank34th largest in GreenlandLength60 km (37 mi)Coastline89.4 km (55.55 mi)Highest elevation1,388 m (4554 ft)Highest pointToornaarsukAdministration
Greenland
MunicipalityKujalleqDemographicsPopulation0 (2023)Pop. density0/km2 (0/sq mi)Ethnic groupsnone

Ikeq is an island of the Kujalleq municipality, southern Greenland.

Geography

The island has an area of 194 km ² and a shoreline of 89.4 kilometres.[1] Its coast is deeply indented and its eastern part (Qunnerit) is almost separated from the main island by a narrow inlet stretching from north to south.[2]

Along with Itilleq, Sammisoq, Nunarsuaq (Nunarssuak), Pamialluk, Annikitsoq, Walkendorff and Qernertoq (Kasit), it is part of the Cape Farewell Archipelago (Nunap Isua).[3][4]

See also

Bibliography

  • Prostar (1 January 2005). Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute. ProStar Publications. ISBN 978-1-57785-753-2.
  • United States. Hydrographic Office (1947). Publications.

References

  1. ^ "UNEP". Archived from the original on 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
  2. ^ Qunnerit
  3. ^ Prostar 2005, p. 5.
  4. ^ United States. Hydrographic Office 1947, p. 67.
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