Sugar Loaf Island

For the island of the same name located in Grenada, see Sugar Loaf Island (Grenada). For other uses, see Uummannaq (disambiguation).

Sugar Loaf
Geography
Sugar Loaf Island
Sugar Loaf Island (Greenland)
Location	Greenland
Coordinates	74°01′00″N 56°58′15″W / 74.01667°N 56.97083°W / 74.01667; -56.97083Coordinates: 74°01′00″N 56°58′15″W / 74.01667°N 56.97083°W / 74.01667; -56.97083
Archipelago	Upernavik Archipelago
Country
Greenland
Municipality	Qaasuitsup

Sugar Loaf Island (Greenlandic: Uummannaq, old spelling: Ũmánaq) is a small, uninhabited island in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. The island is a single flooded mountain of 376 m (1,234 ft).^[1] Its name means "heart-shaped" in the Greenlandic language. The island is an important landmark in the region often afflicted by fog, and is used for coastal boat navigation.

Geography

Sugar Loaf Island is located in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago, in the group between Kangerlussuaq Icefjord in the south, and Nuussuaq Peninsula in the north. The waters around the island are those of its namesake, the Sugar Loaf Bay, an indentiation of Baffin Bay.^[1] The closest settlement is Nuussuaq, approximately 9.6 km (6.0 mi) to the north of the island.

References

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1 2 Upernavik Avannarleq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992

Upernavik Archipelago, Greenland

Bays

Fjords

Glaciers

Headlands

Islands

Melville Bay	Kiatassuaq Kiataussaq Kullorsuaq Saarlia Saqqarlersuaq

Inussulik Bay	Ikermiut Illoorfik Inussullissuaq Kiatassuaq

Sugar Loaf Bay	Amitsorsuaq Ikermiorsuaq Itissaalik Kittorsaq Nasaussaq Qullikorsuit Sugar Loaf Timilersua

Tasiusaq Bay	Aappilattoq Anarusuk Apparsuit Ateqanngitsorsuaq Aukarnersuaq Horse Head Illunnguit Innaarsuit Kangaarsuk Maniitsoq Mattaangassut Mernoq Naajaat Nuuluk Nutaarmiut Paagussat Paornivik Puugutaa Qaarsorsuatsiaq Qallunaat Qaneq Qaqaarissorsuaq Qullikorsuit Saattorsuaq Sisuarissut Tasiusaq Tussaaq Tuttorqortooq Uigorlersuaq

Baffin Bay	Aappilattoq Akia Akuliaruseq Amarortalik Ammaussarsuaq Atilissuaq Iperaq Karrat Kingittorsuaq Nako Nunaa Nutaarmiut Qaarsorsuaq Qasse Qeqertaq Qeqertarsuaq Saattoq Sanningassoq Singarnaq-Annertussoq Taartoq Tukingassoq Uilortussoq Upernavik

Mountains/Nunataqs

Peninsulas

Straits

Towns/Settlements

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