Mernoq Island

Mernoq Island is an uninhabited in Avannaata municipality in northwestern .
Wikipedia
Photo: Algkalv, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Cape
  • Description: island in Avannaata, Greenland
  • Also known as: “Destitute Island”, “Mernok”, and “Mernup Erqua”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Appaalissiorfik.

Village
Photo: Algkalv, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a former settlement in Avannaata municipality in northwestern . It was located in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago, on the southwestern cape of , an island in Tasiusaq Bay.

Mernoq Island

Latitude
73.77179° or 73° 46′ 18″ north
Longitude
-56.41376° or 56° 24′ 50″ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
C855QHCP+PF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 318511613
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
3421912
Wiki­data ID
Q6819899
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Mernoq Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Mernoq”
  • German: “Mernoq”
  • Swedish: “Mernoq”
  • Turkish: “Mernoq Adası (Grönland)”

Localities in the Area

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