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    Ammassalik

    Ammassalik Archipelago

    Apusiaajik island, Greenland. Photographed from the frozen Torsuut Tunoq sound northeast of Kulusuk. Iperajivit and Kangaartik.
    Apusiaajik island, Greenland. Photographed from the frozen Torsuut Tunoq sound northeast of Kulusuk. Iperajivit and Kangaartik.

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    Chart

    311 landforms

    Major islands

    5
    • Apusiaajik Island

      Apusiaajik Island

      Area
      115 km²
      High point
      801 m

      Apusiaajik Island (old spelling: Apusiâjik) is an uninhabited island in the Sermersooq municipality on the southeastern shore of Greenland. It is an outlying island in the Ammassalik archipelago of islands on the coast of the North Atlantic.

    • Kulusuk Island

      Kulusuk Island

      Area
      38.9 km²
      High point
      676 m

      Kulusuk Island (Greenlandic: Kulusup qeqertaa) is an island in the Sermersooq municipality on the southeastern shore of Greenland. It is an outlying island in the Ammassalik archipelago of islands on the coast of the North Atlantic.

    • Qiianarteq

      Area
      111 km²
      High point
      842 m

      Qiianarteq (also known as Kianartek or Qîanarteq) is an island in the municipality of Sermersooq, Greenland.

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      77.8 km²
      High point
      822 m

    • Apusiâjik

      Area
      25.2 km²
      High point
      787 m

    Minor islands

    27

    • Ingiingaleq

      Area
      18.7 km²
      High point
      611 m

    • Eqqiligaarteq

      Area
      16.8 km²
      High point
      462 m

    • Salissaalik

      Area
      16.1 km²
      High point
      699 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      7.5 km²
      High point
      525 m

    • Anaava

      Area
      7.1 km²
      High point
      208 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      3 km²
      High point
      286 m

    • Imittilaq

      Area
      2.7 km²
      High point
      202 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      2.6 km²
      High point
      90 m

    • Akernarit

      Area
      1.9 km²
      High point
      260 m

    • Piittat Oqqortiit

      Area
      0.54 km²
      High point
      51 m

    • Aqertertuluk

      Area
      0.4 km²
      High point
      98 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.38 km²
      High point
      64 m

    • Ittaajiit

      Area
      0.29 km²
      High point
      48 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.27 km²
      High point
      86 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.25 km²
      High point
      49 m

    • Qeersertuaq

      Area
      0.24 km²
      High point
      49 m

    • Attarpigisseq

      Area
      0.23 km²
      High point
      37 m

    • Ittilalik

      Area
      0.21 km²
      High point
      45 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.16 km²
      High point
      34 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.15 km²
      High point
      25 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.14 km²
      High point
      34 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.13 km²
      High point
      34 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      34 m

    • Immikkeerteq

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      16 m

    • Qinngarnaliip Immikkeertiva

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      25 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.1 km²
      High point
      69 m

    • Inngiingaleq

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    Rocks & skerries

    130

    On the chart above, at its closest zooms.

    Listing 32 of 311; the rest are on the chart.

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level500 m1,000 m842 mQiianarteq801 mApusiaajik787 mApusiâjik699 mSalissaalik676 mKulusuk611 mIngiingaleq462 mEqqiligaarteq260 mAkernarit208 mAnaava202 mImittilaq98 mAqertertuluk51 mPiittat Oqqortiit49 mQeersertuaq48 mIttaajiit
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.11101001,000Apusiaajik: 115 km²ApusiaajikQiianarteq: 111 km²QiianarteqUnnamed island: 77.8 km²Unnamed islandKulusuk: 38.9 km²KulusukApusiâjik: 25.2 km²ApusiâjikIngiingaleq: 18.7 km²IngiingaleqEqqiligaarteq: 16.8 km²EqqiligaarteqSalissaalik: 16.1 km²SalissaalikUnnamed island: 7.5 km²Unnamed islandAnaava: 7.1 km²AnaavaUnnamed island: 3 km²Unnamed islandImittilaq: 2.7 km²ImittilaqUnnamed island: 2.6 km²Unnamed islandAkernarit: 1.9 km²AkernaritPiittat Oqqortiit: 0.54 km²Piittat OqqortiitAqertertuluk: 0.4 km²AqertertulukUnnamed island: 0.38 km²Unnamed islandIttaajiit: 0.29 km²IttaajiitUnnamed island: 0.27 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.25 km²Unnamed islandQeersertuaq: 0.24 km²QeersertuaqAttarpigisseq: 0.23 km²AttarpigisseqIttilalik: 0.21 km²IttilalikUnnamed island: 0.16 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.15 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.14 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.13 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.12 km²Unnamed islandImmikkeerteq: 0.11 km²ImmikkeerteqQinngarnaliip Immikkeertiva: 0.11 km²Qinngarnaliip Imm…Unnamed island: 0.1 km²Unnamed island
    km², log scale. 1 without a known area.
    Apusiaajik Island115 km²
    Qiianarteq111 km²
    Unnamed island77.8 km²
    Kulusuk Island38.9 km²
    Apusiâjik25.2 km²
    Ingiingaleq18.7 km²
    Eqqiligaarteq16.8 km²
    Salissaalik16.1 km²
    Unnamed island7.5 km²
    Anaava7.1 km²
    Unnamed island3 km²
    Imittilaq2.7 km²
    Unnamed island2.6 km²
    Akernarit1.9 km²
    Piittat Oqqortiit0.54 km²
    Aqertertuluk0.4 km²
    Unnamed island0.38 km²
    Ittaajiit0.29 km²
    Unnamed island0.27 km²
    Unnamed island0.25 km²
    Qeersertuaq0.24 km²
    Attarpigisseq0.23 km²
    Ittilalik0.21 km²
    Unnamed island0.16 km²
    Unnamed island0.15 km²
    Unnamed island0.14 km²
    Unnamed island0.13 km²
    Unnamed island0.12 km²
    Immikkeerteq0.11 km²
    Qinngarnaliip Immikkeertiva0.11 km²
    Unnamed island0.1 km²

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus

    Photographs