Sugar Loaf Island

Sugar Loaf
Sugar Loaf Island
Sugar Loaf is located in Greenland
Sugar Loaf
Sugar Loaf
Geography
LocationGreenland
Coordinates74°01′00″N 56°58′15″W / 74.01667°N 56.97083°W / 74.01667; -56.97083
ArchipelagoUpernavik Archipelago
Administration
Greenland
MunicipalityAvannaata

Sugar Loaf Island (Greenlandic: Uummannaq, old spelling: Ũmánaq) is a small, uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. The island is a single flooded mountain of 376 m (1,234 ft).[1] Its name means "heart-shaped" in the Greenlandic language. The island is an important landmark in the region often afflicted by fog, and is used for coastal boat navigation.

  1. ^ Upernavik Avannarleq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992