Tasiusaq Bay

At its widest − from the Cape Shackleton promontory on Apparsuit Island in the north at 73°48′13″N 56°49′57″W / 73.80361°N 56.83250°W / 73.80361; -56.83250, to the mouth of Upernavik Icefjord in the south[1][2] − Tasiusaq Bay stretches for approximately 93 km (58 mi).

There is a large number of islands and skerries in the bay, scattered over the entire area.

They can be divides into several groups: The northernmost group of islands lies between the Nasaussap Saqqaa fjord emptying into Sugar Loaf Bay in the north, and the Kangerlussuaq Icefjord in the south.

The major islands, listed from north to south, are:[1] The central group of islands lies between the Kangerlussuaq Icefjord in the north, and the mouth of Upernavik Icefjord in the south.

the major features, from north to south, are: The major waterways of Tasiusaq Bay are the Nasaussap Saqqaa fjord in the north, Kangerlussuaq Icefjord, and Upernavik Icefjord in the south.

Tasiusaq Bay (c.1900)