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Ammassalik Island ( Danish : King Oscar Island ) is an island in the Sermersooq municipality in southeastern Greenland , with an area of 772 km (298.1 sq mi).

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5-611: Ammassalik Island is located in the King Christian IX Land region. Separating Ammassalik Island from the mainland of Greenland are the wide Sermilik Fjord in the west and the Ikaasartivaq Strait in the northeast. To the east and southeast, the progressively wider southern half of the Ammassalik Fjord separates the island from the remainder of the eponymous Ammassalik Archipelago. Islands in

10-688: Is a coastal area of Southeastern Greenland in Sermersooq Municipality fronting the Denmark Strait and extending through the Arctic Circle from 65°N to 70°N. This area was named in September 1884 by Gustav Frederik Holm who claimed it for Denmark, naming it after the then-reigning Danish King Christian IX . King Christian IX Land is bordered by King Frederick VI Coast on the south, King Christian X Land and

15-730: The Scoresby Sound to the north, and the Greenland Ice Sheet to the west. Greenland's highest mountain range, the Watkins Range , as well as the nearly as high Schweizerland are located in this region. The shore area of King Christian IX Land includes the Blosseville Coast to the east. There are many fjords , the largest of which are Sermilik , Kangerlussuaq and Kangertittivatsiaq , as well as numerous coastal islands, including Ammassalik which

20-570: The archipelago include Kulusuk Island , across the Torsuut Tunoq sound, and Apusiaajik Island , the largest. Ammassalik Island's southern coast borders the Irminger Sea , a marginal sea of the open North Atlantic . The town of Tasiilaq is located on the island's southeastern side. The highest point of the island is a glaciated peak in the northern part, at 1,352 m (4,435.7 ft). The only permanently inhabited settlement on

25-557: The island is Tasiilaq town on the south coast of the island, with 1,893 inhabitants as of 2009, the most populous community on the eastern coast, and the seventh-largest town in Greenland. The research station Sermilik is located 15 km northwest of Tasiilaq on the west coast. Ammassalik Municipality was a former municipality of Greenland. It is now part of Sermersooq Municipality . King Christian IX Land King Christian IX Land ( Danish : Kong Christian IX Land )

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