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Ammassalik Island ( da, Ammassalik Ø) is an
The only permanently inhabited settlement on the island is 'Greenland in Figures 2009'
Statistics Greenland the most populous community on the eastern coast, and the seventh-largest town in Greenland. The research station Sermilik is located 15 km northwest of Tasiilaq on the west coast. Ammassalik Municipality was a former municipality of Greenland. It is now part of Sermersooq Municipality.
Map of Ammassalik Island
Islands of Greenland
island
An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An isla ...
in the Sermersooq municipality in southeastern 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 ...
, with an area of .Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyGeography
Ammassalik Island is located in the King Christian IX Land region. Separating Ammassalik Island from the mainland of Greenland are the wide Sermilik Fjord in the west and the Ikaasartivaq Strait in the northeast. To the east and southeast, the progressively wider southern half of the Ammassalik Fjord separates the island from the remainder of the eponymous Ammassalik Archipelago. Islands in the archipelago include Kulusuk Island, across the Torsuut Tunoq sound, and Apusiaajik Island, the largest. Ammassalik Island's southern coast borders theIrminger Sea
The Irminger Sea is a marginal sea of the North Atlantic Ocean. It is bordered to the west by southern Greenland, to the north by Iceland and the Denmark Strait, to the east by the Reykjanes Ridge (a northern part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge), ...
, a marginal sea of the open North Atlantic
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.''Tasiilaq'', Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
The town of Tasiilaq
Tasiilaq, formerly Ammassalik and Angmagssalik, is a town in the Sermersooq municipality in southeastern Greenland. With 1,985 inhabitants as of 2020, it is the most populous community on the eastern coast, and the seventh-largest town in Gree ...
is located on the island's southeastern side. The highest point of the island is a glaciated peak in the northern part, at .
Settlements
The only permanently inhabited settlement on the island is Tasiilaq
Tasiilaq, formerly Ammassalik and Angmagssalik, is a town in the Sermersooq municipality in southeastern Greenland. With 1,985 inhabitants as of 2020, it is the most populous community on the eastern coast, and the seventh-largest town in Gree ...
town on the south coast of the island, with 1,893 inhabitants ,Statistics Greenland the most populous community on the eastern coast, and the seventh-largest town in Greenland. The research station Sermilik is located 15 km northwest of Tasiilaq on the west coast. Ammassalik Municipality was a former municipality of Greenland. It is now part of Sermersooq Municipality.
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
* Ag ...
References
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Map of Ammassalik Island
Islands of Greenland