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Alluttoq Island

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Location
  
Disko Bay

Municipality
  
Qaasuitsup

Area
  
655 km²

Alluttoq Island

Alluttoq Island (Danish: Arveprinsen Ejland) is a large (655 km2 (252.9 sq mi)), uninhabited island in the Qaasuitsup municipality in western Greenland, located in the northern part of Disko Bay, in the outlet of the Sullorsuaq Strait, east of Disko Island.

Contents

Map of Alluttoq Island, Greenland

Settlement

Ataa, located on the eastern coast of the island, is an abandoned settlement, with the last families leaving the village around 1960. The closest populated settlements are Qeqertaq in the northeast, on an island off the shore of Nuussuaq Peninsula−and Oqaatsut in the southeast, on the mainland.

References

Alluttoq Island Wikipedia