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Uninhabited island in northwestern Greenland
Illoorfik
Aerial view of Illorfik Island off Nuussuaq Peninsula
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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).

Geography

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. 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

  1. ^ Upernavik Avannarleq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
Upernavik Archipelago, Greenland
Bays
Fjords
Glaciers
Headlands
Islands
Melville Bay
Inussulik Bay
Sugar Loaf Bay
Tasiusaq Bay
Baffin Bay
Mountains/Nunataqs
Peninsulas
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