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Ammassalik
Native name:
Ammassalik Ø
Ammassalik Island seen from Kulusuk Island
Map
Map of Ammassalik Island
Ammassalik Island is located in Greenland
Ammassalik Island
Ammassalik Island
Location of Ammassalik Island in Greenland
Geography
LocationIrminger Sea
Coordinates65°43′N 37°35′W / 65.717°N 37.583°W / 65.717; -37.583
ArchipelagoAmmassalik Archipelago
Adjacent toNorth Atlantic Ocean
Area699 km2 (270 sq mi)
Area rank10th largest in Greenland
Highest elevation1,352 m (4436 ft)
Administration
Greenland
MunicipalitySermersooq
Largest settlementTasiilaq
Demographics
Population2,017 (2013)
Pop. density2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsInuit

Ammassalik Island (Danish: Ammassalik Ø) is an island in the Sermersooq municipality in southeastern Greenland, with an area of 772 km2 (298.1 sq mi).[1]

  1. ^ Norwegian University of Science and Technology Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine

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Ammassalik Municipality

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Greenlandic Inuit

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medium for carving. Customary art-making practices thrive in Ammassalik Island. Ammassalik wooden maps are carved maps of the Greenlandic coastline, used...

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Tasiilaq Heliport

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Kulusuk Airport

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Tunumiit

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Sermersooq

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formation: Ammassalik Municipality Ittoqqortoormiit Municipality Ivittuut Municipality Nuuk Municipality Paamiut Municipality Tasiilaq (Ammassalik) Kuummiit...

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Tasiilaq

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Kulusuk

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List of Arctic expeditions

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Kitak

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Greenlandic language

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Ammassalik wooden maps

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Sermilik

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List of mountain peaks of Greenland

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Mont Forel

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Arctic Circle in the Schweizerland Alps, north of Sermilik, near Ammassalik Island. Its elevation is 3,383 metres (11,099 ft) and there is an ice dome...

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Sermilik Station

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683; -37.917 Sermilik Station is a glaciology research station on Ammassalik Island, dedicated to the research of the nearby Mittivakkat Glacier. It is...

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Cartographic expeditions to Greenland

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