Upernavik Archipelago

Upernavik Archipelago
Native name: Vårvig Øhav
	Upernavik Archipelago
Geography
Location	Baffin Bay, Greenland
Coordinates	73°20′N 56°10′W / 73.333°N 56.167°W
Archipelago	Upernavik Archipelago
Major islands	Nutaarmiut, Maniitsoq, Qeqertaq
Length	350 km (217 mi)
Width	55 km (34.2 mi)
Administration
	Greenland
Municipality	Avannaata
Demographics
Population	(see below)

Upernavik Archipelago (Danish: Vårvig Øhav) is a vast coastal archipelago in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland, off the shores of northeastern Baffin Bay. The archipelago extends from the northwestern coast of Sigguup Nunaa peninsula in the south at approximately 71°50′N 56°00′W / 71.833°N 56.000°W / 71.833; -56.000^[1] to the southern end of Melville Bay (Greenlandic: Qimusseriarsuaq) in the north at approximately 74°50′N 57°30′W / 74.833°N 57.500°W / 74.833; -57.500.^[2]