Illorsuit Island (Greenlandic: Illorsuip qeqertaat, Danish: Ubekendt Ejland) is an island in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.

Illorsuit Island
Native name:
Illorsuip qeqertaat
The southern part of Illorsuit Island seen across the Uummannaq Fjord, from the western ridge of the Nunaarssuaq mountain on the Ukkusissat Peninsula.
Map
Map of Illorsuit Island
Illorsuit Island is located in Greenland
Illorsuit Island
Illorsuit Island
Location of Upernivik Island in Greenland
Geography
LocationUummannaq Fjord
Coordinates71°9′N 52°41′W / 71.150°N 52.683°W / 71.150; -52.683
Area403 km2 (156 sq mi)
Area rank21st largest in Greenland
Length31 km (19.3 mi)
Width21 km (13 mi)
Highest elevation1,150 m (3770 ft)
Administration
MunicipalityAvannaata
Demographics
Population0 (2022)
Pop. density0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsnone

Geography

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location of Illorsuit Island

The island is pear-shaped, and at 403 km2 (155.6 sq mi),[1] it is the second-largest island in the Uummannaq Fjord system, located to the east of its mouth, between Sigguup Nunaa peninsula in the north and Nuussuaq Peninsula in the south.[2]

Settlement

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The former settlement of Illorsuit was the only settlement on the island, located on its northeastern coast. The settlement was abandoned in 2018 following a severe tsunami in June 2017.

References

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  1. ^ Norwegian University of Science and Technology Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Nuussuaq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992