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Coordinates: 59°56′N 44°12′W / 59.94°N 44.20°W / 59.94; -44.20
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'''Ikeq''' is an island of the [[Kujalleq]] municipality, southern [[Greenland]].
'''Ikeq''' is an island of the [[Kujalleq]] municipality, southern [[Greenland]].


==Geography==
==Geography==
The island has an area of 194&nbsp;km ² and a shoreline of 89.4 kilometres.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://islands.unep.ch/ITP.htm |title=UNEP |access-date=2010-07-13 |archive-date=2016-04-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419074937/http://islands.unep.ch/ITP.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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The island has an area of 198.9&nbsp;km ² and a shoreline of 89.4 kilometres.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://islands.unep.ch/ITP.htm |title=UNEP |access-date=2010-07-13 |archive-date=2016-04-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419074937/http://islands.unep.ch/ITP.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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.<ref>[http://mapcarta.com/19186438 Qunnerit]</ref>
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.<ref>[http://mapcarta.com/19186438 Qunnerit]</ref>



Revision as of 00:00, 11 March 2023

Ikeq Island
Native name:
Ikeq Ø
Map
Map of Ikeq Island
Ikeq Island is located in Greenland
Ikeq Island
Ikeq Island
Location of Ikeq Island in 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
Area194 km2 (75 sq mi)
Area rank11th 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

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

Geography

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

Bibliography

  • 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

  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.