Nickname: Qeqertarsuaq | |
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![]() Map of Qeqertaq | |
Geography | |
Location | Melville Bay |
Coordinates | 72°16′N 55°20′W / 72.267°N 55.333°W |
Archipelago | Upernavik Archipelago |
Adjacent to | Baffin Bay |
Area | 250.03 km2 (96.54 sq mi) |
Area rank | 28th largest in Greenland |
Administration | |
Municipality | Avannaata |
Largest settlement | Upernavik Kujalleq (Søndre Upernavik) |
Demographics | |
Population | 201 (2021) |
Pop. density | 0.8/km2 (2.1/sq mi) |
Additional information | |
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Qeqertarsuaq, also known as Qeqertaq meaning just "Island",[1] is an island in Avannaata municipality, near Upernavik, in northwestern Greenland. It is located in the Upernavik Archipelago in the Melville Bay of the Baffin Bay.