Nuussuaq Peninsula (Upernavik Archipelago)

Nuussuaq Peninsula (old spelling Nûgssuaq or simply Nugsuak) is a mainland peninsula in northwestern Greenland, located at the northern end of Upernavik Archipelago, approximately 70 km (43 mi) to the south of Melville Bay.

[1] While the small bay near the Nuussuaq settlement provides a sheltered harbour, the remainder of the southeastern coastline is not developed.

There are several fjords on the northwestern shore, from Qasigialissuaq in the southwest, to Qasigiassuit and much larger Kangerluarsuk in the northeast.

[1] Although there are many island settlements in the region, Nuussuaq Peninsula is the only permanently inhabited part of the approximately 700 kilometres (430 mi) long stretch of the mainland of Greenland between Ukkusissat, a village located on Ukkusissat Peninsula in the Uummannaq Fjord region 382 km (237 mi) to the south, and Savissivik at the northern end of Melville Bay, 313 km (194 mi) to the north.

The coastline of the peninsula can be explored by chartering the boats of the local seal hunters.

Aerial view of Nuussuaq Peninsula from the west.
The hunting and fishing Nuussuaq village is the only settlement on the peninsula