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Sugar Loaf Island

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Sugar Loaf Island
Sugar Loaf Island. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Sugar Loaf Island (Greenlandic: Uummannaq, old spelling: Ũmánaq) is a small, uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. The island is a single flooded mountain of 376 m (1,234 ft). Its name means "heart-shaped" in the Greenlandic language. The island is an important landmark in the region often afflicted by fog, and is used for coastal boat navigation.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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