Meteorite Island
Meteorite Island is an island in Baffin Bay, in Avannaata municipality, off NW Greenland. The Cape York Meteorite fell thousands of years ago on the southern shore of this island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Avannaata, Greenland
- Also known as: “Meteorite Ø”, “Meteorito”, and “Savigsivik”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Savissivik Heliport.
Savissivik Heliport
Helipad
Savissivik Heliport is a heliport in Savissivik, a village on Meteorite Island, off the shores of the northern end of Melville Bay in Avannaata municipality, northern Greenland. Savissivik Heliport is situated 4 km southwest of Meteorite Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Savissivik.
Savissivik
Village
Savissivik or Havighivik is a settlement in the Avannaata municipality in northern Greenland. Located on Meteorite Island, off the northern shores of Melville Bay, the settlement had 55 inhabitants in 2020. Savissivik is situated 3½ km southwest of Meteorite Island.
Meteorite Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Avannaata, Greenland, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Meteorite Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Meteorite Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Meteoritø”
- Swedish: “Meteoritø”
- Turkish: “Meteorite Adası (Grönland)”
- Ukrainian: “Метеорит (Острів)”
- Ukrainian: “Метеорит”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ujarasussuk and Qarúdlerssuaq.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Meteorite Island”. Photo: Slaunger, CC BY-SA 3.0.