Ikeq Island
Ikeq is an uninhabited island of the Kujalleq municipality, southern Greenland.
  Ikeq / Qunnerit | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Labrador Sea Southern Greenland |
| Coordinates | 59.94°N 44.20°W |
| Archipelago | Nunap Isua |
| Highest elevation | 1,388 m (4,554 ft) |
| Highest point | Toornaarsuk |
| Administration | |
Greenland | |
| Municipality | Kujalleq |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Geography
The island has an area of 198.9 km ² and a shoreline of 89.4 kilometres.[1] Its coast is deeply indented and its eastern part (Qunnerit) is almost separated from the main island by a narrow inlet stretching from north to south.[2]
Along with Itilleq, Sammisoq, Nunarsuaq (Nunarssuak), Pamialluk, Annikitsoq, Walkendorff and Qernertoq (Kasit), it is part of the Cape Farewell Archipelago (Nunap Isua).[3][4]
See also
Bibliography
- Prostar (1 January 2005). Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute. ProStar Publications. ISBN 978-1-57785-753-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- United States. Hydrographic Office (1947). Publications.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
References
- UNEP
- Qunnerit
- Prostar 2005, p. 5.
- United States. Hydrographic Office 1947, p. 67.
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