Kippaku (73.708°N x 56.660°W) is a small rocky island (ca. 7.5 ha) in the outer part of Giesecke Ice Fiord (Kangerlussuaq), approx. 100 km north of Upernavik in NW Greenland.
The north and east sides of the island are near-vertical cliffs, up to 70 m high, while the south side slopes steeply to a rocky coastline without good landings.
Large numbers of Brünnich’s guillemots (approx. 14,000 pairs) and black-legged kittiwakes (approx. 4200 pairs) breed on the steep cliffs, right up to the cliff edge.
Other breeding seabirds include razorbill, black guillemot and glaucous gull.
Detailed seabird studies, including tracking with GLSloggers, have taken place since 2008, and Kippaku joined SEATRACK in 2019.
Seatrack partner
Flemming Merkel
Greenland Institute of Natural Resources
Morten Frederiksen
Aarhus University
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