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Uummannaq Fjord
Uummannaq Fjord is a large fjord system in the northern part of western Greenland, the largest after Scoresby Sund, Kangertittivaq fjord in eastern Greenland. It has a roughly south-east to west-north-west orientation, emptying into the Baffin Bay in the northwest. Geography With the exception of the southwestern coast formed by the Nuussuaq Peninsula, Uummannaq fjord has a developed coastline, with many bays, islands, and peninsulas. Tributary fjords South to north:Nuussuaq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 * Ikerasak Fjord (, also Qarajaq Icefjord) − the innermost part of the fjord at the base of Nuussuaq Peninsula. Store Gletscher flowing from the Greenland Ice Sheet empties into Ikerasak Fjord. * Qaraassap Imaa − a tributary fjord emptying into Ikerasak Fjord from the north, between Qaraasap Nunataa headland in the southeast, and Drygalski Peninsula in the northwest. Lille Gletscher flowing from the ice sheet empties into Qaraasaap Imaa. * Sermillip Kangerlua − ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salleq Island
Salleq Island (old spelling: ''Sagdleq'') is an uninhabited island in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is located in the north-central part of the Uummannaq Fjord.Nuussuaq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 The walls of the island feature characteristic multicolored bands of gneiss and granite layers. Air Greenland helicopters approach Ukkusissat Heliport on the way from Uummannaq Heliport alongside the southern and western wall of the large Appat Island, to then pass above the narrow Appat Ikerat strait separating it from Salleq Island. Geography Salleq Island is separated from Uummannaq island and Salliaruseq Island in the south by the central arm of the Uummannaq Fjord, from the Appat Island in the east by the Appat Ikerat strait, and from the small archipelago of low-lying Skerry, skerries of Qeqertat to the north by the Salliup Qeqertallo Ikerat strait. The island is very mountainous, consisting of an isolated mountain peak, with precipitous walls f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saattut Island
Saattut (old spelling: ''Sâtut'') is a settlement in Avannaata municipality, in northwestern Greenland. Located on small Saattut Island, southeast of Appat Island and northeast of Uummannaq in the Uummannaq Fjord system, the settlement had 226 inhabitants in 2020. Transport Air Greenland serves the village as part of a government contract, with mostly cargo helicopter flights from Saattut Heliport to Ikerasak and Uummannaq. Residents themselves often use dog sleds or snowmobiles for hunting trips or visits to relatives, as there are no roads connecting the village with other settlements. Saattut is home to about 500 sled dog A sled dog is a dog trained and used to pull a land vehicle in Dog harness, harness, most commonly a Dog sled, sled over snow. Sled dogs have been used in the Arctic for at least 8,000 years and, along with watercraft, were the only transpor ...s. Population The population of Saattut has dropped by nearly a quarter relative to the 2000 levels, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illorsuit Island
Illorsuit Island (, ) is an island in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Geography The island is pear-shaped, and at ,Norwegian University of Science and Technology it is the second-largest island in the Uummannaq Fjord
Uummannaq Fjord is a large fjord system in the northern part of western Greenland, the largest after Scoresby Sund, Kangertittivaq fjord in eastern Greenland. It has a roughly south-east to west-north-west orientation, emptying into the Baffin ... system, located to the east of its mouth, between [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ikerasak Island
Ikerasak Island () is an island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland, located in the southeastern part of Uummannaq Fjord, at the mouth of Ikerasak Fjord, its innermost section.Nuussuaq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 Geography The island has an elongated oval shape of southeast-to-northwest orientation. To the south, it is separated from a smaller Talerua Island by the ''Ikarasanguaq'' strait, and further from Nuussuaq Peninsula by the mouth of Ikerasak Fjord. In the northeast, the narrow ''Ikerasassuaq'' strait separates it from Drygalski Peninsula on the mainland. To the northwest, the central arm of Uummannaq Fjord separates it from Salliaruseq Island. Settlement Ikerasak is the only settlement on the island, perched at the southeastern tip, by the Ikerasassuaq strait. References {{reflist Islands of Greenland Uummannaq Fjord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perlerfiup Kangerlua
Perlerfiup Kangerlua (old spelling: ''Perdlerfiup Kangerdlua'') is a fjord in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is a tributary fjord of the larger Uummannaq Fjord system. Geography The fjord head at approximately is formed by the front of the Perlerfiup Sermia glacier flowing from the Greenland ice sheet (). At about one third of its length, the fjord changes direction from westward to northwestward, finally turning sharply to the southwest before confluence with the northeastern part of Uummannaq Fjord at approximately , due west of Ukkusissat. The fjord is bounded from the south by the Ukkusissat Peninsula across its entire length. To the north, it is bound by the mainland of Greenland, the highlands of Akularusersuaq and Akuliarusikassak, and the mountains of Perlerfiup Nunaa. The coastline is undeveloped−the fjord has only one tributary fjord on its northern bank, the Qaumarujuk Fjord. Settlement Ukkusissat, perched on the northwestern tip of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torsukattak Strait
Torsukattak Strait (old spelling: ''Torssukátak'') is a strait in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Geography Located in the northeastern part of Uummannaq Fjord, it separates the Ukkusissat Peninsula in the northeast from Appat Island in the southwest. The strait waterway is an extension of Itillarsuup Kangerlua fjord.Nuussuaq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 Its northwestern mouth opens into the Uummannaq Fjord 4 km southwest of the Ukkusissat settlement. Mining Qaqortuatsiaq, located on the northern coast of Appat Island near the shore of the strait is a former marble quarry, now abandoned. Mining
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Appat Island
Appat Island (old spelling: ''Agpat'') is an uninhabitedNorwegian University of Science and Technology island in the Avannaata municipalities of Greenland, municipality in northwestern Greenland. At , it is one of the larger islands in the Uummannaq Fjord system, located in its north-central part.Nuussuaq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 It is the site of the former settlements of Ritenbenck and Qaqortuatsiaq. Air Greenland helicopters approach Ukkusissat Heliport on the way from Uummannaq Heliport alongside the southern and western wall of Appat, to then pass above the narrow Appat Ikerat strait between Appat and a smaller, mountainous Salleq Island. Geography [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukkusissat Peninsula
Ukkusissat (, old spelling: ''Uvkusigssat'') is a settlement in Avannaata municipality, in northwestern Greenland. The population of the settlement was 154 in 2020. The name means soapstone. Geography The settlement abuts the northwestern tip of the peninsula of the same name, jutting from the mainland to the west and northwest and into the inner waterways of the Uummannaq Fjord system. To the north of the settlement, Perlerfiup Kangerlua, a large inner fjord empties into the main branch of Uummannaq Fjord. To the south and southwest across Torsukattak Strait are the high mountains of the Salleq Island and the much larger Appat Island, alongside the flat Qeqertat skerries. History Ukkusissat was founded in 1794 as an ousted or trading place. In 1798 there were 28 people living in Ukkusissat but it only was occupied continuously from the 1800s. In 1805 the town had only 18 inhabitants. Economy Fishing is the main occupation in Ukkusissat, with the fish processing plan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
