Egger Island

"Itilleq Island" redirects here. For the settlement in the Qeqqata municipality, see Itilleq.

Egger Island (Danish: Eggers Ø; Greenlandic: Itilleq, old spelling: Itivdleq)^[1] is Greenland's southernmost island. It is located in the Kujalleq municipality and is uninhabited.

Egger Island

Native name: Itilleq (Greenlandic)
Landsat image with Egger Island's headland Cape Farewell in the centre.
Map of Egger Island
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Geography
Coordinates	59.89°N 43.90°W / 59.89; -43.90
Archipelago	Cape Farewell Archipelago
Adjacent to	North Atlantic Ocean
Area	307 km2 (119 sq mi)
Area rank	24th largest in Greenland
Highest elevation	1,251 m (4104 ft)
Highest point	Akunap Qinguata
Administration
Greenland
Municipality	Kujalleq
Demographics
Population	0 (2023)
Pop. density	0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	none

Geography

Egger Island is an important landmark for a small islet off Cape Farewell, its southern headland, is the southernmost point of Greenland. It is part of the Cape Farewell Archipelago (Nunap Isua).^[2]

The island has a deeply indented coastline and is separated from the neighbouring islands of the archipelago by narrow sounds. Qunnerit lies to the west, Sammisoq to the north and the smaller Avatdlerssuaq and Saningassoq to the east. Egger Island has an area of 308.8 km² and a shoreline of 150.2 kilometres.^[3]

Cape Farewell lies at the island's southernmost tip, with a height of over 2000 feet; it is noted for bad weather.^[4]

See also

• List of islands of Greenland
• List of countries by southernmost point

References

1. "Itilleq". Mapcarta. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
2. "Cape Farewell Map - Greenland - Mapcarta". mapcarta.com. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
3. "UNEP | ITP". islands.unep.ch. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
4. John Paxton (30 December 2015). Statesman's Yearbook World Gazetteer. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 200. ISBN 978-1-349-01415-6.