Native name: Kong Oscars Ø | |
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 Ammassalik Island seen fromKulusuk Island | |
 Map of Ammassalik Island | |
  Ammassalik Island Location of Ammassalik Island in Greenland | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Irminger Sea |
| Coordinates | 65°43′N37°35′W / 65.717°N 37.583°W /65.717; -37.583 |
| Archipelago | Ammassalik Archipelago |
| Adjacent to | North Atlantic Ocean |
| Area | 699 km2 (270 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 10thlargest in Greenland |
| Highest elevation | 1,352 m (4436 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Municipality | Sermersooq |
| Largest settlement | Tasiilaq |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 2,017 (2013) |
| Pop. density | 2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Inuit |
Ammassalik Island (Danish:Kong Oscars Ø "King Oscar Island") is anisland in theSermersooq municipality in southeasternGreenland, with an area of 772 km2 (298.1 sq mi).[1]
Ammassalik Island is located in theKing Christian IX Land region. Separating Ammassalik Island from the mainland of Greenland are the wideSermilik Fjord in the west and theIkaasartivaq Strait in the northeast. To the east and southeast, the progressively wider southern half of theAmmassalik Fjord separates the island from the remainder of the eponymous Ammassalik Archipelago. Islands in the archipelago includeKulusuk Island, across theTorsuut Tunoq sound, andApusiaajik Island, the largest. Ammassalik Island's southern coast borders theIrminger Sea, a marginal sea of the openNorth Atlantic.[2]
The town ofTasiilaq is located on the island's southeastern side. The highest point of the island is a glaciated peak in the northern part, at 1,352 m (4,435.7 ft).[2]
The only permanently inhabited settlement on the island isTasiilaq town on the south coast of the island, with 1,893 inhabitants as of 2009[update],[3] the most populous community on the eastern coast, and the seventh-largest town in Greenland.
The research stationSermilik is located 15 km northwest of Tasiilaq on the west coast.
Ammassalik Municipality was a former municipality of Greenland. It is now part ofSermersooq Municipality.
