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    59°49′N 43°35′W

    Cape Farewell Archipelago

    Kap Farvel Øhav

    Cape Farewell Archipelago (also Nunap Isua Archipelago) is an island group located at the southern end of Greenland in Kujalleq municipality. The archipelago takes its name from Cape Farewell, a headland of Egger Island (also known as Itilleq).

    Cape Farewell Archipelago

    Stig Nygaard from Copenhagen, Denmark / CC BY 2.0

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    Cape Farewell Archipelago (also Nunap Isua Archipelago) is an island group located at the southern end of Greenland in Kujalleq municipality. The archipelago takes its name from Cape Farewell, a headland of Egger Island (also known as Itilleq).

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands4
    • Minor islands45
    • Islets223
    • Rocks & skerries103

    Major islands

    4
    • Eggers Island

      Eggers Island

      Area
      308 km²
      High point
      1,208 m

      Egger Island (Danish: Eggers Ø; Greenlandic: Itilleq, old spelling: Itivdleq) is Greenland's southernmost island. It is located in the Kujalleq municipality and is uninhabited.

    Minor islands

    45

    • Qernertoq

      Area
      71.7 km²
      High point
      992 m

    • Qunnerit

      Area
      66.3 km²
      High point
      1,162 m

    • Annikitsoq

      Area
      66.1 km²
      High point
      905 m

    • Tullerunnat

      Area
      45 km²
      High point
      762 m

    • Sanningasoq

      Area
      8.4 km²
      High point
      499 m

    • Avatdlerssuaq

      Area
      4.3 km²
      High point
      491 m

    • Sullat

      Area
      2.8 km²
      High point
      450 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      2.5 km²
      High point
      200 m

    • Qeqertasussuk

      Area
      2.4 km²
      High point
      77 m

    • Uummannaq

      Area
      2.1 km²
      High point
      255 m

    • Sammeqqat

      Area
      1.8 km²
      High point
      93 m

    • Qipingajaaq

      Area
      1.7 km²
      High point
      98 m

    • Tinuteqisaaq

      Area
      0.68 km²
      High point
      69 m

    • Qassit

      Area
      0.65 km²
      High point
      75 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.53 km²
      High point
      26 m

    • Simiuttat

      Area
      0.49 km²
      High point
      154 m

    • Uummannarsuaq

      Area
      0.47 km²
      High point
      210 m

    • Qassialik

      Area
      0.46 km²
      High point
      42 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.37 km²
      High point
      30 m

    • Sullaaraq

      Area
      0.32 km²
      High point
      55 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.3 km²
      High point
      36 m

    • Qassit Avalequtaat

      Area
      0.29 km²
      High point
      90 m

    • Qeqertat

      Area
      0.29 km²
      High point
      56 m

    • Iliartalik

      Area
      0.28 km²
      High point
      30 m

    • Angisoq

      Area
      0.27 km²
      High point
      66 m

    • Qeqertaa Killeq

      Area
      0.26 km²
      High point
      100 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.25 km²
      High point
      72 m

    • Pilikkip Qeqertaa

      Area
      0.24 km²
      High point
      86 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.23 km²
      High point
      45 m

    • Qaatit

      Area
      0.2 km²
      High point
      40 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.19 km²
      High point
      36 m

    • Qeqertaq

      Area
      0.18 km²
      High point
      25 m

    • Utoqqarmiut

      Area
      0.17 km²
      High point
      25 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.15 km²
      High point
      12 m

    • Takisoq

      Area
      0.15 km²
      High point
      26 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.15 km²
      High point
      29 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.15 km²
      High point
      60 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.14 km²
      High point
      16 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      11 m

    • Nukissik

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      22 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      19 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      20 m

    • Kingittuarsuk

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      63 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      31 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      28 m

    Rocks & skerries

    103

    On the chart above, at its closest zooms.

    Listing 49 of 375; the rest are on the chart.

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level500 m1,000 m1,500 m2,000 m1,549 mChristian IV1,379 mIkeq1,228 mAnoraliuirsoq1,208 mEggers1,162 mQunnerit992 mQernertoq905 mAnnikitsoq762 mTullerunnat499 mSanningasoq491 mAvatdlerssuaq450 mSullat255 mUummannaq210 mUummannarsuaq154 mSimiuttat
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.11101001,000Christian IV: 662 km²Christian IVEggers: 308 km²EggersAnoraliuirsoq: 202 km²AnoraliuirsoqIkeq: 128 km²IkeqQernertoq: 71.7 km²QernertoqQunnerit: 66.3 km²QunneritAnnikitsoq: 66.1 km²AnnikitsoqTullerunnat: 45 km²TullerunnatSanningasoq: 8.4 km²SanningasoqAvatdlerssuaq: 4.3 km²AvatdlerssuaqSullat: 2.8 km²SullatUnnamed island: 2.5 km²Unnamed islandQeqertasussuk: 2.4 km²QeqertasussukUummannaq: 2.1 km²UummannaqSammeqqat: 1.8 km²SammeqqatQipingajaaq: 1.7 km²QipingajaaqTinuteqisaaq: 0.68 km²TinuteqisaaqQassit: 0.65 km²QassitUnnamed island: 0.53 km²Unnamed islandSimiuttat: 0.49 km²SimiuttatUummannarsuaq: 0.47 km²UummannarsuaqQassialik: 0.46 km²QassialikUnnamed island: 0.37 km²Unnamed islandSullaaraq: 0.32 km²SullaaraqUnnamed island: 0.3 km²Unnamed islandQassit Avalequtaat: 0.29 km²Qassit AvalequtaatQeqertat: 0.29 km²QeqertatIliartalik: 0.28 km²IliartalikAngisoq: 0.27 km²AngisoqQeqertaa Killeq: 0.26 km²Qeqertaa KilleqUnnamed island: 0.25 km²Unnamed islandPilikkip Qeqertaa: 0.24 km²Pilikkip QeqertaaUnnamed island: 0.23 km²Unnamed islandQaatit: 0.2 km²QaatitUnnamed island: 0.19 km²Unnamed islandQeqertaq: 0.18 km²QeqertaqUtoqqarmiut: 0.17 km²UtoqqarmiutUnnamed island: 0.15 km²Unnamed islandTakisoq: 0.15 km²TakisoqUnnamed island: 0.15 km²Unnamed island
    km², log scale
    Christian IV Island662 km²
    Eggers Island308 km²
    Anoraliuirsoq202 km²
    Ikeq Island128 km²
    Qernertoq71.7 km²
    Qunnerit66.3 km²
    Annikitsoq66.1 km²
    Tullerunnat45 km²
    Sanningasoq8.4 km²
    Avatdlerssuaq4.3 km²
    Sullat2.8 km²
    Unnamed island2.5 km²
    Qeqertasussuk2.4 km²
    Uummannaq2.1 km²
    Sammeqqat1.8 km²
    Qipingajaaq1.7 km²
    Tinuteqisaaq0.68 km²
    Qassit0.65 km²
    Unnamed island0.53 km²
    Simiuttat0.49 km²
    Uummannarsuaq0.47 km²
    Qassialik0.46 km²
    Unnamed island0.37 km²
    Sullaaraq0.32 km²
    Unnamed island0.3 km²
    Qassit Avalequtaat0.29 km²
    Qeqertat0.29 km²
    Iliartalik0.28 km²
    Angisoq0.27 km²
    Qeqertaa Killeq0.26 km²
    Unnamed island0.25 km²
    Pilikkip Qeqertaa0.24 km²
    Unnamed island0.23 km²
    Qaatit0.2 km²
    Unnamed island0.19 km²
    Qeqertaq0.18 km²
    Utoqqarmiut0.17 km²
    Unnamed island0.15 km²
    Takisoq0.15 km²
    Unnamed island0.15 km²
    Unnamed island0.15 km²
    Unnamed island0.14 km²
    Unnamed island0.12 km²
    Nukissik0.11 km²
    Unnamed island0.11 km²
    Unnamed island0.11 km²
    Kingittuarsuk0.11 km²
    Unnamed island0.11 km²
    Unnamed island0.11 km²

    Sources

    Facts

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

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