▁with ▁the ▁southern ▁arm ▁forming ▁the ▁coast al ▁range , ▁the ▁central ▁arm ▁almost ▁entirely ▁gla ci ated , ▁and ▁continu ing ▁north west ▁the ▁entire ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁pen ins ula . ▁The ▁two ▁arms ▁are ▁disse cted ▁by ▁a ▁deep ▁Ku uss ua q ▁Valley , ▁partially ▁filled ▁in ▁the ▁center ▁with ▁Sar q ap ▁T ass ers ua q , ▁a ▁gla cial , ▁emer ald ▁lake . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁Arch ae ological ▁exc av ations ▁in ▁Q il ak it so q ▁on ▁the ▁south western ▁shore ▁revealed ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁an ▁ancient ▁Ar ctic ▁culture ▁later ▁named ▁the ▁Sa qq a q ▁culture ▁that ▁inhab ited ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁west - central ▁Green land ▁between ▁ 2 5 0 0 ▁B CE ▁and ▁ 8 0 0 ▁B CE . ▁ ▁The ▁world ' s ▁largest ▁foss il ▁m oll usk , ▁In oc er am us ▁ste en stru p , ▁was ▁found ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁in ▁Q il ak it so q ▁Valley ▁on ▁the ▁Nu uss ua q ▁pen ins ula . ▁ ▁S ett lement s ▁ ▁The ▁pen ins ula ▁is ▁admin ister ed ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Av anna ata ▁municipality . ▁The ▁main ▁settlement s ▁are ▁Q a ars ut ▁and ▁N ia q orn at ▁on ▁the ▁north western ▁shore , ▁Sa qq a q ▁on ▁the ▁sout he astern ▁shore , ▁at ▁the ▁foot ▁of ▁the ▁Liv ets ▁Top ▁mountain ▁( 1 , 1 5