Kiatassuaq Island
Kiatassuaq, Holm Ø, Holm Island
74°31′N 56°45′W
Kiatassuaq Island (old spelling: Kiatagssuaq, Danish: Holm Ø, Holm Island) is an uninhabited island in the northern Upernavik Archipelago in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It marks the southern border of Melville Bay.

Terrain
74°31′N 56°45′W
Overview
Kiatassuaq Island (old spelling: Kiatagssuaq, Danish: Holm Ø, Holm Island) is an uninhabited island in the northern Upernavik Archipelago in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It marks the southern border of Melville Bay.
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Nearest islands
- Qullikorsuit Island73 km
- Tuttorqortooq Island97 km
- Anarusuk Island126 km
- Puugutaa Island174 km
- Qaarsorsuaq Island201 km
- Nutaarmiut Island208 km
Photographs

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


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

An Inuit hunting boat in southern Melville Bay, Greenland. Late morning fog and icebergs in the background.

Aerial view of the interior (partially glaciated central ridge) of Kiatassuaq Island, Upernavik Archipelago, Greenland. Photographed from the Air Greenland Bell 212 during the Kullorsuaq-Nuussuaq flight.
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Photographs
- Kiatassuaq-island. Algkalv (talk) / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Alison-bay-kiatassuaq-island-wandel-land. Algkalv (talk) / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kiatassuaq-island-southern-coast. Algkalv (talk) / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Melville-bay-hunting-boat. Algkalv (talk) / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kiatassuaq-island-interior. Algkalv (talk) / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Saqqarlersuaq-Island. Algkalv (talk) / CC BY-SA 3.0