Illorsuit Island

Illorsuit Island

Native name: Illorsuip qeqertaat
The southern part of Illorsuit Island seen across the Uummannaq Fjord, from the western ridge of the Nunaarssuaq mountain on the Ukkusissat Peninsula.
Map of Illorsuit Island
Illorsuit Island Location of Upernivik Island in Greenland
Geography
Location	Uummannaq Fjord
Coordinates	71°9′N 52°41′W
Area	403 km^2 (156 sq mi)
Area rank	21st largest in Greenland
Length	31 km (19.3 mi)
Width	21 km (13 mi)
Highest elevation	1,150 m (3770 ft)
Administration
Greenland
Municipality	Avannaata
Demographics
Population	0 (2022)
Pop. density	0/km^2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	none

Illorsuit Island (Greenlandic: Illorsuip qeqertaat, Danish: Ubekendt Ejland) is an island in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.

Geography

location of Illorsuit Island

The island is pear-shaped, and at 403 km² (155.6 sq mi),^[1] it is the second-largest island in the Uummannaq Fjord system, located to the east of its mouth, between Sigguup Nunaa peninsula in the north and Nuussuaq Peninsula in the south.^[2]

Settlement

The former settlement of Illorsuit was the only settlement on the island, located on its northeastern coast. The settlement was abandoned in 2018 following a severe tsunami in June 2017.

References

1. Norwegian University of Science and Technology Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
2. Nuussuaq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992