Salliaruseq Island

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Salliaruseq Island (old spelling: Sagdliaruseq, Danish: Storøen, translated: The-big-island) is an uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. At 130 km2 (50.2 mi2), it is one of the larger islands in the Uummannaq Fjord system, located in its central part due east of Uummannaq Island.

Air Greenland helicopters approach Uummannaq Heliport on the way from Qaarsut Airport alongside the western wall of Salliaruseq, first converging to the island, to then turn 90 degrees to the west due to winds in the Assorput Strait.

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