Sigguup Nunaa | |
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Geography | |
Location | W Greenland |
Coordinates | 71°53′N 54°25′W / 71.883°N 54.417°W |
Adjacent to | |
Highest elevation | 1,764 m (5787 ft) |
Administration | |
Greenland (Denmark) | |
Municipality | Avannaata |
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]