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Nutaarmiut Island (Tasiusaq Bay)

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Island in Avannaata, Greenland For other uses, see Nutaarmiut (disambiguation).
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Geography
LocationGreenland
Coordinates73°31′N 56°31′W / 73.517°N 56.517°W / 73.517; -56.517
ArchipelagoUpernavik Archipelago
Area1.51 km (0.58 sq mi)
Administration
Greenland
MunicipalityAvannaata
Demographics
Population36 (2010)

Nutaarmiut Island (old spelling: Nutârmiut) is an island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.

Geography

Nutaarmiut Island is located in Tasiusaq Bay, in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago. It is separated from Mattaangassut Island in the northwest by a narrow Ikerasakassak strait, and from Qallunaat Island in the north by the waterways of Tasiusaq Bay.

Settlement

The island is home to Nutaarmiut, the smallest village in the archipelago, perched on the eastern shore of the island.

References

  1. Upernavik, 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
Straits
Towns/Settlements
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