Tukingassoq Island
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LocationBaffin Bay, Greenland
Coordinates72°10′N 55°53′W / 72.167°N 55.883°W
ArchipelagoUpernavik Archipelago
Tukingasek | |
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  Tukingassoq Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Baffin Bay, Greenland |
| Coordinates | 72°10′N 55°53′W / 72.167°N 55.883°W |
| Archipelago | Upernavik Archipelago |
Tukingassoq Island is an island of Greenland. It is located in Baffin Bay in the Upernavik Archipelago. On 14 July 1921, the Bele, a ship chartered by Knud Rasmussen's Fifth Thule Expedition struck a rock near the island, dooming the expedition. The ship was lost and all 42 passengers had to take refuge ashore.[1] Tukingassoq Island is used a point to designate the territorial sea of Greenland by the United Nations.[2]
As of 2003, breeding species of black guillemot have been sighted there.[3]
