Uummannaarsuk is an uninhabited island in the
Sermersooq municipality in southern
Greenland
Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland is t ...
.
Geography
Uummannaarsuk is a 239 m high island that lies off the southeastern coast of Greenland. It is located off
Cape Cort Adelaer
Cape Cort Adelaer ( da, Kap Cort Adelaer), also known as Cape Adelaer, is a headland in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast Greenland, Sermersooq municipalities of Greenland, municipality. This cape is named after Norway, Norwegian seaman Cort Ade ...
, to the NE of
Cape Daniel Rantzau
A cape is a clothing accessory or a sleeveless outer garment which drapes the wearer's back, arms, and chest, and connects at the neck.
History
Capes were common in medieval Europe, especially when combined with a hood in the chaperon. The ...
, both eastern headlands of an irregularly-shaped coastal island located on the northern side of the mouth of
Napasorsuaq Fjord
Napasorsuaq Fjord or Napasorsuup Kangerlua (also known as 'Napassorssuaq Fjord' and 'Kangerdlugsuatsiak') is a fjord of the King Frederick VI Coast in the Sermersooq municipality, southeastern Greenland.
Geography
Napasorsuaq Fjord's mouth is ...
.
Uummannaarsuk Map
/ref>
See also
*List of islands of Greenland
The following is an alphabetical list of the islands of Greenland. Many of these islands have both a Kalaallisut language name and a European language name.
Islands and archipelagoes
* Aaluik
* Aasiaat Archipelago
* Achton Friis Islands
* A ...
References
{{Reflist
External links
Weather statistics for Napasorsuaq Fjord, Kujalleq (Greenland)Kap Daniel Rantzau
Uninhabited islands of Greenland
Kujalleq