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. Tukingassoq Island is used a point to designate the territorial sea of Greenland by the United Nations.Order No. 191 of 27 May 1963 on the Delimitation of the Territorial Sea of Greenland. National legislation - DOALOS/OLA - United Nations. Page 1.
As of 2003, breeding species of black guillemot have been sighted there.Boertmann, David. Seabird colonies and moulting harlequin ducks in South Greenland Results of a survey in July 2003. Research Notes from NERI No. 191. National Environmental Research Institute Ministry of the Environment, Denmark. p. 21
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