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Sammisoq

Island of Greenland

Field	Value
name	Sammisoq
native_name	Christian IV Ø
native_name_link	Danish language
nickname	Christian IV Island
image_name	GreenlandNASA.jpg
image_size	270px
image_caption	Sammisoq in the bottom right.
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	8
mapframe-stroke-width	1
image_map_size	270px
image_map_caption	Map of Sammisoq
pushpin_map	Greenland Southern Tip#Greenland Southern#Greenland
pushpin_label	Sammisoq
pushpin_map_caption	Location of Sammisoq in Greenland
coordinates
location	Irminger Sea
archipelago	Nunap Isua Archipelago
waterbody	North Atlantic Ocean
area_km2	659
rank	11th largest in Greenland
length_km	60
coastline_km
elevation_m	1546
elevation_footnotes
highest_mount	Niaqornaq
country	Greenland
country_admin_divisions_title	Municipality
country_admin_divisions	Kujalleq
country_admin_divisions_title_1	Weather station
country_admin_divisions_1	Ikerasassuaq
country_area_km2
population	0
population_as_of	2021
density_km2	0
ethnic_groups	none

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Sammisoq (old spelling Sangmissoq, ; English traditional:Christian IV Island) is an island in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland, located northeast of Uummannarsuaq cape. It is the largest island of the Cape Farewell Archipelago (Nunap Isua).

Geography

Its area is 659 km2 and at its largest length is 60 km. It is separated from mainland Greenland to the north by the narrow Prince Christian Sound. The island has glaciers in the south and in the west. Its coast is deeply indented and its southern part is almost separated from the main island by two narrow inlets. To the south lies Itilleq Island and to the west Annikitsoq, both part of the same group.

There is one settlement, Ikerasassuaq, also called Prince Christian Sound, Prins Christian Sund, or Bluie East One. It is a weather station and has no permanent population.

Sammisoq is mountainous and Niaqornaq, its highest point, is 1546 m above sea level. It is an ultra prominent peak, meaning a journey to any higher mountain involves descending more than 1500 m down before going up again, in this case down to sea level.

Bibliography

References

[http://mapcarta.com/19188844 Niaqornaq]
[http://mapcarta.com/19185940 Sammisoq]
[http://mapcarta.com/19188844 Niaqornaq]

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