Saqqarlersuaq Island (old spelling: Sarqardlerssuaq) is an uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Part of the Upernavik Archipelago, Saqqarlersuaq Island is located in the southern part of Melville Bay.

Geography

In the south, Saqqarlersuaq Island is separated from the much larger Kiatassuaq Island by the Saqqarlersuup Sullua strait. The strait connects the open waters of Melville Bay in the west with the outlet of Alison Bay in the northeast.

Saqqarlersuaq Island

A small Ikerasaa Strait separates the island from Kullorsuaq Island in the northwest, home to the Kullorsuaq settlement, the northernmost settlement in the archipelago.

Saqqarlersuaq Island

The highest point on the island is an unnamed peak in the southern part of the island.

Saqqarlersuaq Island

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Uninhabited islands of Greenland

Melville Bay

Islands of the Upernavik Archipelago