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Uninhabited island in northwestern Greenland
Horse Head
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Geography
LocationGreenland
Coordinates73°37′50″N 57°01′20″W / 73.63056°N 57.02222°W / 73.63056; -57.02222
ArchipelagoUpernavik Archipelago
Administration
Greenland
MunicipalityAvannaata

Horse Head Island (Greenlandic: Appalersalik, old spelling: Agpalersalik) is an uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.

Geography

Horse Head Island is an outlying island in Tasiusaq Bay, an indentation of Baffin Bay in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago. The closest island is Tuttorqortooq Island in the east.

References

  1. Upernavik, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
Upernavik Archipelago, Greenland
Bays
Fjords
Glaciers
Headlands
Islands
Melville Bay
Inussulik Bay
Sugar Loaf Bay
Tasiusaq Bay
Baffin Bay
Mountains/Nunataqs
Peninsulas
Straits
Towns/Settlements
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