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class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Amarortalik_Island&params=72_33_N_54_53_W_type:isle"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">72°33′N</span> <span class="longitude">54°53′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">72.550°N 54.883°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">72.550; -54.883</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Archipelago</th><td class="infobox-data note"><a href="/wiki/Upernavik_Archipelago" title="Upernavik Archipelago">Upernavik Archipelago</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Administration</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div><b>Greenland</b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Municipality</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Avannaata" title="Avannaata">Avannaata</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Amarortalik Island</b> is an uninhabited <a href="/wiki/Island" title="Island">island</a> in <a href="/wiki/Avannaata" title="Avannaata">Avannaata</a> municipality in northwestern <a href="/wiki/Greenland" title="Greenland">Greenland</a>. The name of the island means "<i>the place of wolves</i>" in the <a href="/wiki/Greenlandic_language" title="Greenlandic language">Greenlandic language</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Amarortalik_Island&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Location_within_the_archipelago">Location within the archipelago</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Amarortalik_Island&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Location within the archipelago"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Amarortalik Island is located in the southern part of the <a href="/wiki/Upernavik_Archipelago" title="Upernavik Archipelago">Upernavik Archipelago</a>, in the group between <a href="/wiki/Nunavik_Peninsula" title="Nunavik Peninsula">Nunavik Peninsula</a> in the south, and <a href="/wiki/Upernavik_Icefjord" title="Upernavik Icefjord">Upernavik Icefjord</a> in the north.<sup id="cite_ref-saga_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-saga-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the west, the narrow <a href="/wiki/Torsukattak_Strait_(Upernavik_Archipelago)" title="Torsukattak Strait (Upernavik Archipelago)">Torsukattak Strait</a> separates Amarortalik from <a href="/wiki/Akuliaruseq_Island" title="Akuliaruseq Island">Akuliaruseq Island</a>. In the north, the small <i>Kangerluarsuk Fjord</i> separates it from <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kangerluarsup_Nunaa_Peninsula&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kangerluarsup Nunaa Peninsula (page does not exist)">Kangerluarsup Nunaa Peninsula</a>, a peninsula branching off to the west from <a href="/w/index.php?title=Koch%27s_Land&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Koch's Land (page does not exist)">Koch's Land</a> on the mainland of Greenland. Koch's land in turn is separated from Amarortalik by a small, unnamed strait. The long <a href="/w/index.php?title=Eqalugaarsuit_Sulluat_Fjord&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eqalugaarsuit Sulluat Fjord (page does not exist)">Eqalugaarsuit Sulluat Fjord</a> separates the island from the large <a href="/wiki/Kangeq_Peninsula" title="Kangeq Peninsula">Kangeq Peninsula</a> in the south.<sup id="cite_ref-saga_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-saga-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Topography">Topography</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Amarortalik_Island&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Topography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Like all larger islands in the neighborhood, Amarortalik Island is very mountainous. The highest point is an unnamed peak of 823 m (2,700 ft) in the southern part of the island.<sup id="cite_ref-saga_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-saga-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Geology">Geology</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Amarortalik_Island&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Geology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The rocks on the island are of <a href="/wiki/Precambrian" title="Precambrian">Precambrian</a> origin, with <a href="/wiki/Albian" title="Albian">Albian</a>-<a href="/wiki/Campanian" title="Campanian">Campanian</a> <a href="/wiki/Sediments" class="mw-redirect" title="Sediments">sediments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-unep_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-unep-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Amarortalik_Island&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFFlood,_Gavin_D.1993" class="citation book cs1">Flood, Gavin D. 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href="/wiki/Ikermiorsuaq_Island" title="Ikermiorsuaq Island">Ikermiorsuaq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Itissaalik_Island" title="Itissaalik Island">Itissaalik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kittorsaq_Island" title="Kittorsaq Island">Kittorsaq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nasaussaq_Island" title="Nasaussaq Island">Nasaussaq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qeqertarsuaq_Island_(Kangerlussuaq_Icefjord)" title="Qeqertarsuaq Island (Kangerlussuaq Icefjord)">Qeqertarsuaq (Kangerlussuaq Icefjord)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qeqertarsuaq_Island_(Nasaussap_Saqqaa)" title="Qeqertarsuaq Island (Nasaussap Saqqaa)">Qeqertarsuaq (Nasaussap Saqqaa)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qullikorsuit_Island" title="Qullikorsuit Island">Qullikorsuit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sugar_Loaf_Island" title="Sugar Loaf Island">Sugar Loaf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timilersua_Island" title="Timilersua Island">Timilersua</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #e2e6f3;;width:1%">Tasiusaq Bay</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aappilattoq_Island_(Tasiusaq_Bay)" title="Aappilattoq Island (Tasiusaq Bay)">Aappilattoq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anarusuk_Island" title="Anarusuk Island">Anarusuk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apparsuit_Island" title="Apparsuit Island">Apparsuit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ateqanngitsorsuaq_Island" title="Ateqanngitsorsuaq Island">Ateqanngitsorsuaq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aukarnersuaq_Island" title="Aukarnersuaq Island">Aukarnersuaq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horse_Head_Island" title="Horse Head Island">Horse Head</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Illunnguit_Island" title="Illunnguit Island">Illunnguit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Innaarsuit_Island" title="Innaarsuit Island">Innaarsuit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kangaarsuk_Island" title="Kangaarsuk Island">Kangaarsuk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maniitsoq_Island_(Upernavik_Archipelago)" title="Maniitsoq Island (Upernavik Archipelago)">Maniitsoq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mattaangassut_Island" title="Mattaangassut Island">Mattaangassut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mernoq_Island" title="Mernoq Island">Mernoq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naajaat_Island" title="Naajaat Island">Naajaat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuuluk_Island" title="Nuuluk Island">Nuuluk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nutaarmiut_Island_(Tasiusaq_Bay)" title="Nutaarmiut Island (Tasiusaq Bay)">Nutaarmiut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paagussat_Island" title="Paagussat Island">Paagussat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paornivik_Island" title="Paornivik Island">Paornivik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puugutaa_Island" title="Puugutaa Island">Puugutaa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qaarsorsuatsiaq_Island" title="Qaarsorsuatsiaq Island">Qaarsorsuatsiaq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qallunaat_Island" title="Qallunaat Island">Qallunaat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qaneq_Island" title="Qaneq Island">Qaneq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qaqaarissorsuaq_Island" title="Qaqaarissorsuaq Island">Qaqaarissorsuaq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qullikorsuit_Island" title="Qullikorsuit Island">Qullikorsuit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saattorsuaq_Island" title="Saattorsuaq Island">Saattorsuaq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sisuarissut_Island" title="Sisuarissut Island">Sisuarissut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tasiusaq_Island" title="Tasiusaq Island">Tasiusaq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tussaaq_Island" title="Tussaaq Island">Tussaaq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuttorqortooq_Island" title="Tuttorqortooq Island">Tuttorqortooq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uigorlersuaq_Island" title="Uigorlersuaq Island">Uigorlersuaq</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #e2e6f3;;width:1%">Baffin Bay</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aappilattoq_Island_(Upernavik_Icefjord)" title="Aappilattoq Island (Upernavik Icefjord)">Aappilattoq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akia_Island" title="Akia Island">Akia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akuliaruseq_Island" title="Akuliaruseq Island">Akuliaruseq</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Amarortalik</a></li> <li>Ammaussarsuaq</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atilissuaq_Island" title="Atilissuaq Island">Atilissuaq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iperaq_Island" title="Iperaq Island">Iperaq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karrat_Island" title="Karrat Island">Karrat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingittorsuaq_Island" title="Kingittorsuaq Island">Kingittorsuaq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nako_Island" title="Nako Island">Nako</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nunaa_Island" title="Nunaa Island">Nunaa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nutaarmiut_Island" title="Nutaarmiut Island">Nutaarmiut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qaarsorsuaq_Island" title="Qaarsorsuaq Island">Qaarsorsuaq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qasse_Island" title="Qasse Island">Qasse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qeqertaq_Island" title="Qeqertaq Island">Qeqertaq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qeqertarsuaq_Island_(Upernavik_Icefjord)" title="Qeqertarsuaq Island (Upernavik Icefjord)">Qeqertarsuaq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saattoq_Island" title="Saattoq Island">Saattoq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanningassoq_Island" title="Sanningassoq Island">Sanningassoq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Singarnaq-Annertussoq_Island" title="Singarnaq-Annertussoq Island">Singarnaq-Annertussoq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taartoq_Island" title="Taartoq Island">Taartoq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tukingassoq_Island" title="Tukingassoq Island">Tukingassoq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uilortussoq_Island" title="Uilortussoq Island">Uilortussoq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upernavik_Island" title="Upernavik Island">Upernavik</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #e2e6f3;;width:1%">Mountains/Nunataqs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Akullikassaq" title="Akullikassaq">Akullikassaq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anoritooq" title="Anoritooq">Anoritooq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devil%27s_Thumb_(Greenland)" title="Devil's Thumb (Greenland)">Devil's Thumb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inngik" title="Inngik">Inngik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iviannernat" title="Iviannernat">Iviannernat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kangerluarsuup_Qaqqarsua" title="Kangerluarsuup Qaqqarsua">Kangerluarsuup Qaqqarsua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingittoq" title="Kingittoq">Kingittoq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kissavaussaq" title="Kissavaussaq">Kissavaussaq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunngutip_Qaqqaa" title="Kunngutip Qaqqaa">Kunngutip Qaqqaa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naajannguaq" title="Naajannguaq">Naajannguaq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naalungiussaq" title="Naalungiussaq">Naalungiussaq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Najaarsuit_Qaqqat" class="mw-redirect" title="Najaarsuit Qaqqat">Najaarsuit Qaqqat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niaqornarsuaq" title="Niaqornarsuaq">Niaqornarsuaq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nunatakassak" title="Nunatakassak">Nunatakassak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nunatarsuaq" title="Nunatarsuaq">Nunatarsuaq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nunatarsuaq_(Tasiusaq_Bay)" title="Nunatarsuaq (Tasiusaq Bay)">Nunatarsuaq (Tasiusaq Bay)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuniaat_Qaqqarsua" title="Nuniaat Qaqqarsua">Nuniaat Qaqqarsua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orsugissap_Qaqqarsua" title="Orsugissap Qaqqarsua">Orsugissap Qaqqarsua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paatuup_Qaqqaa" title="Paatuup Qaqqaa">Paatuup Qaqqaa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qaqqasunnarsuaq" title="Qaqqasunnarsuaq">Qaqqasunnarsuaq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qassersuit" title="Qassersuit">Qassersuit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saattup_Akia" title="Saattup Akia">Saattup Akia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandersons_Hope" title="Sandersons Hope">Sandersons Hope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toornaarsuttoq" title="Toornaarsuttoq">Toornaarsuttoq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tunullersuaq" title="Tunullersuaq">Tunullersuaq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuttulikassak" title="Tuttulikassak">Tuttulikassak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umiasussuk" title="Umiasussuk">Umiasussuk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wandel_Land" title="Wandel Land">Wandel Land</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #e2e6f3;;width:1%">Peninsulas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Illulissuaq_Peninsula" title="Illulissuaq Peninsula">Illulissuaq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kangeq_Peninsula" title="Kangeq Peninsula">Kangeq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kangerluarsup_Nunaa" title="Kangerluarsup 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href="/wiki/Ammarqua_Strait" title="Ammarqua Strait">Ammarqua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Appaalissiorfiup_Ikerasaa" title="Appaalissiorfiup Ikerasaa">Appaalissiorfiup Ikerasaa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ikerasaa_Strait" title="Ikerasaa Strait">Ikerasaa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ikerasak_Strait" title="Ikerasak Strait">Ikerasak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ikerasakassak_Strait" title="Ikerasakassak Strait">Ikerasakassak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ikerasassuaq_Strait" title="Ikerasassuaq Strait">Ikerasassuaq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qassersuit_Saqqaa" title="Qassersuit Saqqaa">Qassersuit Saqqaa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saqqarlersuup_Sullua" title="Saqqarlersuup Sullua">Saqqarlersuup Sullua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simiuttap_Ikerasaa" title="Simiuttap Ikerasaa">Simiuttap Ikerasaa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sisuarissut_Strait" title="Sisuarissut Strait">Sisuarissut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Torsukattak_Strait_(Upernavik_Archipelago)" title="Torsukattak Strait (Upernavik 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