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Island in Avannaata, Greenland
Mattaangassut
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Geography
LocationGreenland
Coordinates73°33′20″N 56°44′00″W / 73.55556°N 56.73333°W / 73.55556; -56.73333
ArchipelagoUpernavik Archipelago
Administration
Greenland
MunicipalityAvannaata

Mattaangassut Island (old spelling: Mátângassut) is an uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.

Geography

Mattaangassut Island is located in Tasiusaq Bay, in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago. It is separated from Nutaarmiut Island in the southeast by a narrow Ikerasakassak strait, and from Qallunaat Island in the east by the waterways of Tasiusaq Bay.

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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