Hakluyt Island

Hakluyt Island (Greenlandic: Appasuak, Danish: Hakluyt Ø) is an island in Baffin Bay, in Avannaata municipality, off northwest Greenland.[1]

Hakluyt Island
Native name:
Appasuak
View of Hakluyt Island with Kiatak (Northumberland Island) in the background
Map of Hakluyt Island
Hakluyt Island is located in Thule, Greenland
Hakluyt Island
Hakluyt Island
Location of Hakluyt Island in Greenland
Hakluyt Island is located in Greenland
Hakluyt Island
Hakluyt Island
Hakluyt Island (Greenland)
Geography
LocationBaffin Bay, Greenland
Coordinates77°23′N 71°56′W
Area6.55 km2 (2.53 sq mi)
Highest elevation400 m (1300 ft)
Highest pointNalungiussaq
Administration
MunicipalityAvannaata
Demographics
Population0 (2023)
Pop. density0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsnone

Geography

Hakluyt Island lies off the western shore of Kiatak (Northumberland Island). It is part of a small group of coastal islands formed by Kiatak, Herbert Island and Hakluyt Island, Hakluyt being the smallest of the three.[2] Aligned from east to west, the islands lie off the Inglefield Fjord, between the Murchison Sound to the north and the Hvalsund to the south.[3]

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