Innaarsuit (peninsula)

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Innaarsuit
Innaarsuit.jpg
Innaarsuit
Geographical location
Innaarsuit (Peninsula) (Greenland)
Innaarsuit (peninsula)
Coordinates 73 ° 11 ′ 0 ″  N , 55 ° 58 ′ 0 ″  W Coordinates: 73 ° 11 ′ 0 ″  N , 55 ° 58 ′ 0 ″  W
Waters 1 Qilakitsup Ilua ( Tasiusaq Bay )
Waters 2 Natip Ilua (Tasiusaq Bay)
length 4.9 km
width 4.9 km
surface 12.7 km²

Innaarsuit [ ˌiˈnːɑːsːuitˢʰ ] (according to the old spelling Ivnârssuit , German  small slopes ) is an inhabited peninsula in the district of Upernavik in the Avannaata Kommunia in Greenland .

Innaarsuit forms an island together with the somewhat larger Saattup Akia peninsula . On the north coast is the place of the same name Innaarsuit . Qilakitsup Ilua Bay separates Innaarsuit to the west from Qeqertarsuaq Island . The bay Natip Ilua , together with the strait Ikerasaatsiakassak, separates Innaarsuit from the island of Ateqanngitsorsuaq . The peninsula is covered by several unnamed lakes. The following headlands are located on Innaarsuit:

  • Innaarsuup Nuua in the northwest
  • Nasiffia in the northeast
  • Pukkitsuakassak in the east

Other named points on Innaarsuit are the transition point Tupersuarsuit in the southeast and the nearby coastal strip Alianaatsorsuaq .

Individual evidence

  1. Map with all official place names confirmed by Oqaasileriffik , provided by Asiaq