Tasiusaq Bay
| Tasiusaq Bay Tasiussaq |
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| Waters | Upernavik Archipelago , Baffin Bay , Atlantic Ocean | |
| Land mass | Greenland | |
| Geographical location | 73 ° 20 ′ N , 55 ° 50 ′ W | |
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| width | 93 km | |
| Islands | Ateqanngitsorsuaq , Nutaarmiut (island) , Saattorsuaq , Mattaangasut and a few more | |
The Tasiusaqbucht ( old spelling : Tasiussaĸ) is a bay in the Upernavik Archipelago in the Avannaata Come Unia , Greenland . The name of the bay comes from the main town Tasiusaq .
The bay is located in the north-central part of the Upernavik Archipelago , south of the Sugar Loaf Bugt .
geography
Islands
Tasiusaq Bay has many islands and skerries all over the area . They are divided into different groups:
Northern group
The northern group lies between the Nasaasap Saqqaa fjord in the north and the Kangerlussaq fjord in the south. The largest islands from north to south are:
Central group
The central group lies between the Kangerlussaq Fjord in the north and the mouth of the Upernavik Fjord in the south. The largest islands from north to south are:
- Tuttoqqortooq
- Qallunaat
- Mattaangasut
- Nutaarmiut
- Saattorsuaq
- Nuuluk
- Anarusuk
- Aappilattoq
- Uigorlersuaq
- Tasiusaq
- Aakkarnersuaq
- Paagussat
The larger islands of the southern group, listed from east to west, are:
population
The mainland is uninhabited and only a few of the islands are inhabited. Tasiusaq is the largest settlement in the bay. Other settlements are Nutaarmiut , Innaarsuit and Naajaat .