Simiutaq Island
Nickname: Cruncher Island | |
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Southern end of Simiutaq Island at the mouth of Kangerlussuaq Fjord | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Davis Strait |
| Coordinates | 66°04′00″N 53°32′30″W / 66.06667°N 53.54167°W |
| Administration | |
Greenland | |
| Municipality | Qeqqata |
Simiutaq Island is a 13 km × 10 km (8.1 mi × 6.2 mi) uninhabited island in the Qeqqata municipality in western Greenland, located in the mouth of the long Kangerlussuaq Fjord. It was also known informally as Cruncher Island.
Supply ships of Royal Arctic Line and cruise ships, such as Norway's Hurtigruten sail into Kangerlussuaq Fjord south of the island. The fjord is navigable in its entire length, with the ships mooring at the Kangerlussuaq port, west of Kangerlussuaq Airport. There are several small skerries in the mouth of the fjord, at the southern end of Simiutaq Island.