Maniitsoq Island

This article is about the island in the Davis Strait area. For the island in the Upernavik Archipelago, see Maniitsoq Island (Upernavik Archipelago).
Maniitsoq Island

View of Maniitsoq town
Location within Greenland
Geography
Location Davis Strait
Coordinates 65°28′00″N 52°59′00″W / 65.46667°N 52.98333°W / 65.46667; -52.98333Coordinates: 65°28′00″N 52°59′00″W / 65.46667°N 52.98333°W / 65.46667; -52.98333
Highest elevation 216 m (709 ft)
Administration
Greenland
Municipality Qeqqata
Demographics
Population 2670 (as of 2013)[1]

Maniitsoq Island is an island in the Qeqqata municipality in western Greenland.[2]

Geography

The island is located on the shores of Davis Strait, separated from Sermersuut Island in the north by the Ammarqoq Sound. The island is roughly triangular in shape and many little islets and rocks dot its eastern and southwestern coastline.[3]

Located at the southern end of the island, Maniitsoq was formerly known as Sukkertoppen.[4] It is the only settlement in the area and is served by the Maniitsoq Airport.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Greenland in Figures 2013 (PDF). Statistics Greenland. ISBN 978-87-986787-7-9. ISSN 1602-5709. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  2. ↑ Maniitsoq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
  3. ↑ Maniitsoq
  4. ↑ Ross, James. Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-west Passage, and of a Residence in the Arctic Regions During the Years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833. A.W. Webster, 1835.

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