Nunavik Peninsula

Nunavik Peninsula
Sigguup Nunaa
Location of Sigguup Nunaa
Nunavik Peninsula is located in Greenland
Nunavik Peninsula
Nunavik Peninsula
Geography
LocationW Greenland
Coordinates71°53′N 54°25′W / 71.883°N 54.417°W / 71.883; -54.417
Adjacent to
Highest elevation1,764 m (5787 ft)
Administration
Greenland (Denmark)
MunicipalityAvannaata

Nunavik Peninsula (Greenlandic: Sigguup Nunaa, Danish: Svartenhuk Halvø) is a large peninsula in northwestern Greenland. It separates two cultural and geographical regions of northwestern Greenland: Uummannaq Fjord region in the southeast, and Upernavik Archipelago in the north.[1]

  1. ^ Nunavik, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992