Illorsuit (island)

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Illorsuit
The southern part of Illorsuit Island
The southern part of Illorsuit Island
Waters Karrat Fjord , Baffin Bay , Atlantic Ocean
Geographical location 71 ° 10 ′  N , 53 ° 43 ′  W Coordinates: 71 ° 10 ′  N , 53 ° 43 ′  W
Illorsuit (island) (Greenland)
Illorsuit (island)
surface 468 km²
Residents 7th
<1 inh / km²
main place Illorsuit
Location of Illorsuit
Location of Illorsuit

Illorsuit (according to the old spelling Igdlorssuit , German  large houses ; Danish Ubekendt Ejland ) is an island in the district of Uummannaq in Avannaata Kommunia , Greenland .

geography

Illorsuit is the second largest island in the Karrat Fjord system . It is located in the east of the estuary between the Sigguup Nunaa peninsulas (in the north) and Nuussuaq (in the south). The island is shaped like a pear .

Settlements

Illorsuit is the only settlement on the island. It is located in the northeast of the island and is currently abandoned. The reason is a tsunami that was triggered by a landslide in northwest Greenland in 2017 and hit the island. The settlement has since been evacuated.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Nuussuaq , Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
  2. ↑ Christoph Seidler: Landslide and huge tidal wave on Greenland: The 95-meter tsunami. Mirror online. August 17, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2018.