 Location of Salliaruseq Island | |
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Uummannaq Fjord |
| Coordinates | 70°41′30″N 51°50′00″W / 70.69167°N 51.83333°W |
| Area | 130 km2 (50 sq mi) |
| Length | 20.5 km (12.74 mi) |
| Width | 9.6 km (5.97 mi) |
| Coastline | 53.5 km (33.24 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,418 m (4652 ft) |
| Highest point | Inussugtalik |
| Administration | |
Greenland | |
| Municipality | Avannaata |
Salliaruseq Island (old spelling: Sagdliaruseq, Danish: Storøen, translated: The-big-island) is an uninhabited[1] island in Avannaata municipality[2] in northwestern Greenland. At 130 km2 (50.2 sq mi),[1] it is one of the larger islands in the Uummannaq Fjord system, located in its central part due east of Uummannaq Island. [3]
Air Greenland helicopters approach Uummannaq Heliport on the way from Qaarsut Airport alongside the western wall of Salliaruseq, first converging to the island, to then turn 90 degrees to the west due to winds in the Assorput Strait.
- ^ a b Norwegian University of Science and Technology Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ kanukoka.gl Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Nuussuaq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992