Nutaarmiut Island (Tasiusaq Bay)

For other uses, see Nutaarmiut (disambiguation).

Nutaarmiut

Nutaarmiut settlement
Nutaarmiut
Geography
Location	Greenland
Coordinates	73°31′N 56°31′W
Archipelago	Upernavik Archipelago
Area	1.51 km^2 (0.58 sq mi)
Administration
Greenland
Municipality	Avannaata
Demographics
Population	36 (2010)

Nutaarmiut Island (old spelling: Nutârmiut) is an island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.

Geography

Nutaarmiut Island is located in Tasiusaq Bay, in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago. It is separated from Mattaangassut Island in the northwest by a narrow Ikerasakassak strait, and from Qallunaat Island in the north by the waterways of Tasiusaq Bay.^[1]

Settlement

The island is home to Nutaarmiut, the smallest village in the archipelago, perched on the eastern shore of the island.

References

1. Upernavik, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992