Nutaarmiut Island (Tasiusaq Bay)

Nutaarmiut Island (old spelling: Nutârmiut) is an island in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland.

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Nutaarmiut settlement
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Geography
LocationGreenland
Coordinates73°31′N 56°31′W
ArchipelagoUpernavik Archipelago
Area1.51 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
Administration
Greenland
MunicipalityQaasuitsup
Demographics
Population36 (2010)

Geography

Nutaarmiut Island is located in Tasiusaq Bay, in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago. It is separated from Mattaangassut Island in the northwest by a narrow Ikerasakassak strait, and from Qallunaat Island in the north by the waterways of Tasiusaq Bay.[1]

Settlement

The island is home to Nutaarmiut, the smallest village in the archipelago, perched on the eastern shore of the island.

References

  1. Upernavik, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
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