Cape Farewell Archipelago (also Nunap Isua Archipelago) is an island group located at the southern end of
Greenland
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in
Kujalleq
Kujalleq (Greenlandic language, Greenlandic: , ) is a municipality on the southern tip of Greenland, operational from 1 January 2009. The administrative center of the municipality is in Qaqortoq (formerly called Julianehåb).
Creation
The munic ...
municipality. The
archipelago
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takes its name from
Cape Farewell, a headland of
Egger Island
Egger Island (; , old spelling: ''Itivdleq'') is Greenland's southernmost island. It is located in the Kujalleq municipality and is uninhabited.
Geography
Egger Island is an important landmark for a small islet off Cape Farewell, its southern ...
(also known as Itilleq).
Geography
The Cape Farewell Archipelago is separated from the mainland's south coast by
Prince Christian Sound in the north and by the
Torsukattak Fjord
Torsukattak is a fjord in far southern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Kujalleq municipality.
Geography
Torsukattak Fjord is located to the southwest of Prince Christian Sound near the Cape Farewell Archipelago. The fjord is ...
in the west. The main islands of the group are characterized as large and mountainous, surrounded by
fjord
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-like passages. There are also several islets and rocks.
Islands
Sammisoq (Christian IV Island) is the largest island of the archipelago. Other significant islands include Egger Island (Itilleq), the southernmost of the group,
Nunarsuaq (Nunarssuak),
Pamialluk,
Annikitsoq,
Qunnerit,
Ikeq,
Walkendorff and
Qernertoq (Kasit), as well as the
Avallersuaq and
Saningassoq islets.
Avallersuaq
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See also
*List of islands of Greenland
The following is an alphabetical list of the islands of Greenland. Many of these islands have both a Kalaallisut language name and a Indo-European languages, European language name.
Islands and archipelagoes
*Aaluik
*Aasiaat
*Achton Friis Is ...
Bibliography
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References
Archipelagoes of Greenland
Kujalleq
Cape Farewell Archipelago
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