Ikeq is an island of the Kujalleq municipality, southern Greenland.

Ikeq Island
Native name:
Ikeq Ø
Map
Map of Ikeq Island
Ikeq Island is located in the Southern tip of Greenland
Ikeq Island
Ikeq Island
Location of Ikeq Island in Greenland
Ikeq Island is located in Greenland
Ikeq Island
Ikeq Island
Ikeq Island (Greenland)
Geography
LocationLabrador Sea
Southern Greenland
Coordinates59°56′N 44°12′W / 59.94°N 44.20°W / 59.94; -44.20
ArchipelagoNunap Isua Archipelago
Adjacent toNorth Atlantic Ocean
Area198.9 km2 (76.8 sq mi)
Area rank34th largest in Greenland
Length60 km (37 mi)
Coastline89.4 km (55.55 mi)
Highest elevation1,388 m (4554 ft)
Highest pointToornaarsuk
Administration
MunicipalityKujalleq
Demographics
Population0 (2023)
Pop. density0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsnone

Geography

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The island has an area of 194 km ² and a shoreline of 89.4 kilometres.[1] Its coast is deeply indented and its eastern part (Qunnerit) is almost separated from the main island by a narrow inlet stretching from north to south.[2]

Along with Itilleq, Sammisoq, Nunarsuaq (Nunarssuak), Pamialluk, Annikitsoq, Walkendorff and Qernertoq (Kasit), it is part of the Cape Farewell Archipelago (Nunap Isua).[3][4]

See also

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Bibliography

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  • Prostar (1 January 2005). Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute. ProStar Publications. ISBN 978-1-57785-753-2.
  • United States. Hydrographic Office (1947). Publications.

References

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  1. ^ "UNEP". Archived from the original on 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
  2. ^ Qunnerit
  3. ^ Prostar 2005, p. 5.
  4. ^ United States. Hydrographic Office 1947, p. 67.