Ikeq Island

Ikeq Island

Native name: Ikeq Ø
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Geography
Location	Labrador Sea Southern Greenland
Coordinates	59°56′N 44°12′W / 59.94°N 44.20°W / 59.94; -44.20
Archipelago	Nunap Isua Archipelago
Adjacent to	North Atlantic Ocean
Area	198.9 km2 (76.8 sq mi)
Area rank	34th largest in Greenland
Length	60 km (37 mi)
Coastline	89.4 km (55.55 mi)
Highest elevation	1,388 m (4554 ft)
Highest point	Toornaarsuk
Administration
Greenland
Municipality	Kujalleq
Demographics
Population	0 (2023)
Pop. density	0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	none

Ikeq is an island of the Kujalleq municipality, southern Greenland.

Geography

The island has an area of 194 km ² and a shoreline of 89.4 kilometres. 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.

Along with Itilleq, Sammisoq, Nunarsuaq (Nunarssuak), Pamialluk, Annikitsoq, Walkendorff and Qernertoq (Kasit), it is part of the Cape Farewell Archipelago (Nunap Isua).

See also

• List of islands of Greenland

Bibliography

• Prostar (1 January 2005). Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute. ProStar Publications. ISBN 978-1-57785-753-2.
• United States. Hydrographic Office (1947). Publications.

References

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