Upernivik (Uummannaq)

Upernivik
Aerial view from the southwest of Upernivik
Waters	Uummannaq Fjord / Baffin Bay
Geographical location	71 ° 16 ′  N , 52 ° 45 ′  W Coordinates: 71 ° 16 ′  N , 52 ° 45 ′  W
length	30 km
width	23.2 km
surface	540 km²
Highest elevation	Palup Qaqqaa 2105  m
Residents	uninhabited
Location of Upernivik in the Uummannaq Fjord

Upernivik ( Danish Upernivik Ø ) is an uninhabited, mountainous island in the Uummannaq Fjord in western Greenland . The highest point of the 540 km² island, located 2105 m above sea level, is the Palup Qaqqaa . Administratively, the island belongs to the large commune Avannaata Kommunia .

The island is separated from mainland Greenland by the Inukavsait in the north (2.6 km wide to the Akuliaruseq peninsula ) and Paakassaa (3.8 km wide).

See also

• List of Greenland Islands

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Per Ivar Haug: Gazetteer of Greenland ( Memento of the original from June 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The  archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (= Til Oppslysning 15). Universitetsbiblioteket i Trondheim, Trondheim 2005. ISBN 82-7113-114-1 (English)
2. ↑ Palup Qaqqaa at Peakbagger.com (English)