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Alluttoq Island

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as Vaigat Strait) struck Alluttoq Island at least twice in prehistory. A wave that struck sometime around 5,650 BC had a run-up height of 41 to 66 metres (135 to 217 ft), and another that struck around 5,350 BC had a run-up height of 45 to 70 metres (148 to 230 ft).
276:, located on the eastern coast of the island, is an abandoned settlement, with the last families leaving the village around 1960. The closest populated settlements are 410: 161: 344: 115: 66: 372:
Korsgaard, Niels J.; Svennevig, Kristian; Søndergaard, Anne S.; Luetzenburg, Gregor; Oksman, Mimmi; Larsen, Nicolaj K. (13 March 2023).
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Native name

Ataa
Alluttoq Island is located in Greenland
Baffin Bay
69°44′30″N 51°08′00″W / 69.74167°N 51.13333°W / 69.74167; -51.13333
Area rank
largest in Greenland
Greenland
Avannaata
Ataa
Danish
Avannaata
Greenland
Disko Bay
Sullorsuaq Strait
Disko Island
Ataa
Qeqertaq
Nuussuaq Peninsula
Oqaatsut
megatsunamis
landslides
Sullorsuaq Strait
Danish
List of islands of Greenland
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Archived
Wayback Machine
"Giant mid-Holocene landslide-generated tsunamis recorded in lake sediments from Saqqaq, West Greenland"

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