Ikeq Island

Ikeq / Qunnerit
Geography
Location Labrador Sea
Southern Greenland
Coordinates 59°56′N 44°12′W / 59.94°N 44.20°W / 59.94; -44.20Coordinates: 59°56′N 44°12′W / 59.94°N 44.20°W / 59.94; -44.20
Archipelago Nunap Isua
Highest elevation 1,388 m (4,554 ft)
Highest point Toornaarsuk
Administration
Greenland
Municipality Kujalleq
Demographics
Population 0

Ikeq is an uninhabited island of the Kujalleq municipality, southern Greenland.

Geography

The island has an area of 198.9 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]

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