Sarqarput Strait is a strait 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 in northwestern

Greenland Greenland is an autonomous territory in the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. It is by far the largest geographically of three constituent parts of the kingdom; the other two are metropolitan Denmark and the Faroe Islands. Citizens of Greenlan ...

. It separates

Uummannaq Island Uummannaq Island () is a small () island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Located in the south-central part of the Uummannaq Fjord, it is home to the most prominent mountain on the Arctic Ocean, Arctic coast of western Greenl ...

in the northeast from

Nuussuaq Peninsula Nuussuaq Peninsula (, old spelling: ''Nûgssuaq'') is a large () peninsula in western Greenland. Geography The waters around the peninsula are that of Baffin Bay. To the south and southwest the peninsula is bounded by Disko Bay, an inlet ...

in the southwest.Nuussuaq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 The strait waterway is part of the southern arm of Uummannaq Fjord, narrowing into

Ikerasak Fjord Ikerasak Fjord (, also Qarajaq Icefjord, or ) is a fjord in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Geography The fjord constitutes the innermost part of the Uummannaq Fjord at the base of Nuussuaq Peninsula.Nuussuaq, Saga Map, Ta ...

in the southeast, at the base of Nuussuaq Peninsula. The Sarfaagfip Kussinnersua and Kuuk rivers flowing from the peninsular glaciers empty into the strait.

Settlement

There are two settlements on the shores of the strait.

Uummannaq Uummannaq is a town on Uummannaq Island in the Avannaata municipality, in central-western Greenland. With 1,407 inhabitants in 2020, it is the eighth-largest town in Greenland, and is home to the country's most northerly ferry terminal. Foun ...

in the northeast is the major cultural center of northwestern Greenland. Qaarsut is a small village on Nuussuaq Peninsula, host to

Qaarsut Airport Qaarsut Airport () is an airport in Qaarsut, a settlement on the Nuussuaq Peninsula in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is a primary airport with a gravel runway, capable of serving STOL aircraft of Air Greenland in all seaso ...

, the only airport in the region.

Transport

On the way from Qaarsut Airport, the helicopters of

Air Greenland Air Greenland Aktieselskab, A/S (formerly named Grønlandsfly and Greenlandair) is the flag carrier of Greenland, owned by the Naalakkersuisut, Greenlandic Government. It operates a fleet of 28 aircraft, including a single Airbus A330-800 airli ...

approach the

Uummannaq Heliport Uummannaq Heliport is a heliport in Uummannaq, a town located on Uummannaq Island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. There are no facilities in the heliport. Airlines and destinations Air Greenland operates government contra ...

−located on the western shore of the strait−alongside the western wall of Salliaruseq, first converging to the island, to then turn 90 degrees to the west due to winds in the Assorput Strait, which connects to Sarqarput Strait from the north.

Photographs

File:Sarqarput-strait-iceberg-aerial.jpg, Aerial view of an

iceberg An iceberg is a piece of fresh water ice more than long that has broken off a glacier or an ice shelf and is floating freely in open water. Smaller chunks of floating glacially derived ice are called "growlers" or "bergy bits". Much of an i ...

floating in Sarqarput Strait File:Qasigissat.jpg, Qasigissat Bay on the coast of Uummannaq Island opens into Sarqarput Strait File:Nuussuaq-peninsula-from-uummannaq.jpg, Nuussuaq Peninsula seen from Uummannaq across Sarqarput Strait File:Nuussuaq-peninsula-qilertiinguit-kangilequtaa.jpg, Qilertinnguit Kangilequtaa mountain on Nuussuaq Peninsula seen across Sarqarput Strait

References

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