Umiasussuk is a 620 m (2,034.1 ft) mountain

Mountain

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 in the Qaasuitsup

Qaasuitsup

Qaasuitsup is a new municipality in Greenland, operational from 1 January 2009. As of January 2010 its population is 17,749. The administrative center of the municipality is in Ilulissat...

 municipality in northwestern Greenland

Greenland

Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...

, located in the northern part of Qaarsorsuaq Island

Qaarsorsuaq Island

Qaarsorsuaq Island is an uninhabited island in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. At , it is one of the largest islands in the Upernavik Archipelago, located in its southern part...

 in the Upernavik Archipelago

Upernavik Archipelago

Upernavik Archipelago is a vast archipelago of small islands in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland, on the coast of northeastern Baffin Bay...

. The name of the mountain means "a boat-shaped mountain" in the Greenlandic language.

Geography

Umiasussuk is a standalone mountain, a flooded peak, whose trapezoid

Trapezoid

In Euclidean geometry, a convex quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides is referred to as a trapezoid in American English and as a trapezium in English outside North America. A trapezoid with vertices ABCD is denoted...

 shape is the landmark of Upernavik town, visible from the Upernavik Airport

Upernavik Airport

Upernavik Airport is an airport located northeast of Upernavik, a town in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland, capable of serving STOL aircraft...

 7 km (22,965.9 ft) away, and from the entire eastern and northern coast of Upernavik Island

Upernavik Island

Upernavik Island is a island of Greenland. It is located in Baffin Bay in the Upernavik Archipelago....

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Via a small isthmus

Isthmus

An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas usually with waterforms on either side.Canals are often built through isthmuses where they may be particularly advantageous to create a shortcut for marine transportation...

 in the east, the mountain is connected with the remainder of the large Qaarsorsuaq Island. To the north, the Torsuut strait separates the mountain from Atilissuaq Island

Atilissuaq Island

Atilissuaq Island is a island of Greenland. It is located in Baffin Bay in the Upernavik Archipelago....

. To the west, the low Akia Island

Akia Island

Akia Island is an uninhabited island in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. The name of the island means "turned on its side" in the Greenlandic language.- Geography :...

separates the mountain from Upernavik Island.