Ikeq Island
Appearance
Native name: Ikeq Ø | |
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![]() Map of Ikeq Island | |
Geography | |
Location | Labrador Sea Southern Greenland |
Coordinates | 59°56′N 44°12′W / 59.94°N 44.20°W |
Archipelago | Nunap Isua Archipelago |
Adjacent to | North Atlantic Ocean |
Area | 198.9 km2 (76.8 sq mi) |
Area rank | 34th largest in Greenland |
Length | 60 km (37 mi) |
Coastline | 89.4 km (55.55 mi) |
Highest elevation | 1,388 m (4554 ft) |
Highest point | Toornaarsuk |
Administration | |
Municipality | Kujalleq |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 (2023) |
Pop. density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | none |
Ikeq is an island of the Kujalleq municipality, southern Greenland.
Geography
[edit]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
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "UNEP". Archived from the original on 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
- ^ Qunnerit
- ^ Prostar 2005, p. 5.
- ^ United States. Hydrographic Office 1947, p. 67.