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    Inussullissuaq Island

    Inussulissuaq, Inugsuligssuaq

    74°25′N 57°00′W

    Inussulissuaq Island (old spelling: Inugsuligssuaq) is a small uninhabited island in the Melville Bay region of the Upernavik Archipelago in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. The name of the island means "a large cairn" in the Greenlandic language.

    Aerial view of Inussullissuaq Island, Upernavik Archipelago, Greenland. Photographed from the Air Greenland Bell 212 during the Kullorsuaq-Nuussuaq flight.
    Aerial view of Inussullissuaq Island, Upernavik Archipelago, Greenland. Photographed from the Air Greenland Bell 212 during the Kullorsuaq-Nuussuaq flight.

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    Terrain

    74°25′N 57°00′W

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    Overview

    Inussulissuaq Island (old spelling: Inugsuligssuaq) is a small uninhabited island in the Melville Bay region of the Upernavik Archipelago in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. The name of the island means "a large cairn" in the Greenlandic language.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Upernavik Archipelago

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    Facts

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

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