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Sugar Loaf Bay
Sugar Loaf Bay is a bay in the Upernavik Archipelago in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is an indentation of northeastern Baffin Bay. The name of the bay derives from the name of an island of the same name in the bay, Sugar Loaf Island ( kl, Uummannaq, not to be confused with Uummannaq Island). Geography The bay is located in the northern part of Upernavik Archipelago, between Qullikorsuit Island in the south and Nuussuaq Peninsula in the north.''Upernavik Avannarleq'', Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 At its widest − from the ''Nuussuup Nuua'' promontory on Nuussuaq Peninsula to the ''Nuussua'' cape on Kittorsaq Island − Sugar Loaf Bay stretches for . The length of the bay reaches its maximum of at the point where the Greenland ice sheet ( kl, Sermersuaq) drains into the bay via Cornell Glacier. Islands There are several islands and skerries in the bay, scattered over the entire area of the bay. Amitsorsuaq Island is the largest island in the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upernavik Archipelago
Upernavik Archipelago is a vast coastal archipelago in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland, off the shores of northeastern Baffin Bay. The archipelago extends from the northwestern coast of Sigguup Nunaa peninsula in the south at approximately Nunavik, Saga Map, 1:250.000, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 to the southern end of Melville Bay ( kl, Qimusseriarsuaq) in the north at approximately .Upernavik Avannarleq, Saga Map, 1:250.000, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 History The archipelago belongs to the earliest-settled areas of Greenland, the first migrants arriving approximately 2,000 BCE. All southbound migrations of the Inuit passed through the area, leaving behind a trail of archeological sites. The early Saqqaq culture diminished in importance around 1,000 BCE, followed by the migrants of Dorset culture, who spread alongside the coast of Baffin Bay, being in turn displaced by the Thule people in the 13th and 14th centuries. The area has been continuously inhabited since then. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasaussaq Island
Nasaussaq Island is a small, uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Geography Nasaussaq Island is located in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago, in the inner part of Sugar Loaf Bay, an indentation of Baffin Bay, at the mouth of Nasaussap Saqqaa fjord.''Upernavik Avannarleq'', Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 In the south, the fjord separates the island and its sibling Amitsorsuaq Island Amitsorsuaq Island is a small, uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Geography Amitsorsuaq Island is located in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago, in the group between Kangerlussuaq Icefjord in th ... from Qullikorsuit Island, one of the larger islands in the archipelago. Nasaussaq and Amitsorsuaq are separated by the small ''Ikerasakassak'' strait. The highest point on the island is an unnamed, peak in the center of the island. References {{Upernavik Archipelago Uninhabited islands of Green ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuussuaq
Nuussuaq (old spelling: ''Nûgssuaq''), formerly Kraulshavn, is a settlement in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is the only mainland settlement in the Upernavik Archipelago, located near the western tip of the Nuussuaq Peninsula, on the northern coast of Sugar Loaf Bay, an indentation of Baffin Bay. The settlement was founded in 1923 as a trading station, growing in size during the post-war consolidation phase, when hunters from several small villages in the region of neighboring Inussulik Bay, Sugar Loaf Bay, and Tasiusaq Bay moved into the larger settlements such as Nuussuaq and Kullorsuaq further north in Melville Bay. Today Nuussuaq remains one of the most traditional hunting and fishing villages in Greenland, with a stable population. The settlement had 181 inhabitants in 2020. History Prehistory The Upernavik Archipelago belongs to the earliest-settled areas of Greenland; the first migrants arriving approximately 2,000 years BCE All ''southbound' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuussuup Kangia
Nuussuup Kangia (old spelling: ''Nûgssûp Kangia'', da, Ryder Isfjord) is a fjord in northwestern Greenland, located at the northern end of Upernavik Archipelago.''Upernavik Avannarleq'', Saga Map, 1:250.000, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 Geography Cornell Glacier drains the Greenland ice sheet into the head of Nuussuup Kangia, to the east of the base of Nuussuaq Peninsula. The fjord is an inlet of Sugar Loaf Bay, flowing southwestward between Nuussuaq Peninsula in the northwest, and the Anoritooq nunatak A nunatak (from Inuit ''nunataq'') is the summit or ridge of a mountain that protrudes from an ice field or glacier that otherwise covers most of the mountain or ridge. They are also called glacial islands. Examples are natural pyramidal peaks. ... on the mainland of Greenland in the east. References Sugar Loaf Bay Fjords of the Upernavik Archipelago {{Greenland-fjord-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niaqornarsuaq
Niaqornarsuaq is a mountain of Greenland. It is located in the Upernavik Archipelago Upernavik Archipelago is a vast coastal archipelago in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland, off the shores of northeastern Baffin Bay. The archipelago extends from the northwestern coast of Sigguup Nunaa peninsula in the south at .... Mountains of the Upernavik Archipelago {{Greenland-mountain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orsugissap Qaqqarsua
Orsugissap Qaqqarsua (old spelling: ''Orssugissap Qaqqarssua'') is a nunatak ( kl, nunataq) of the Greenland ice sheet in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Geography Orsugissap Qaqqarsua () is located on the mainland of Greenland in the northern part of Upernavik Archipelago. Due to the glacial retreat, it is now conjoint in the north with Anoritooq, a nunatak.''Upernavik Avannarleq'', Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 To the west and south, the nunatak is surrounded by the waters of Sugar Loaf Bay Sugar Loaf Bay is a bay in the Upernavik Archipelago in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is an indentation of northeastern Baffin Bay. The name of the bay derives from the name of an island of the same name in the bay, Sug ..., and its innermost inlets, the largest of which is ''Niaqornarsuup Iterlaa'' in the south. References {{Upernavik Archipelago Nunataks of Greenland Sugar Loaf Bay Upernavik Archipelago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anoritooq
Anoritooq (old spelling: ''Anoritôq'') is a nunatak ( kl, nunataq) in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Geography Anoritooq is located on the mainland of Greenland in the northern part of Upernavik Archipelago. To the north, Greenland icesheet drains into Sugar Loaf Bay via Cornell Glacier separating it from the base of Nuussuaq Peninsula.''Upernavik Avannarleq'', Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 The nunatak has several summits, with the highest reaching . Due to the glacial retreat, another nunatak, Orsugissap Qaqqarsua Orsugissap Qaqqarsua (old spelling: ''Orssugissap Qaqqarssua'') is a nunatak ( kl, nunataq) of the Greenland ice sheet in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Geography Orsugissap Qaqqarsua () is located on the mainland of Green ..., culminating in an summit, is now conjoint with Anoritooq. References Nunataks of Greenland Sugar Loaf Bay Upernavik Archipelago {{Greenland-mountain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nunataq
A nunatak (from Inuit ''nunataq'') is the summit or ridge of a mountain that protrudes from an ice field or glacier that otherwise covers most of the mountain or ridge. They are also called glacial islands. Examples are natural pyramidal peaks. When rounded by glacial action, smaller rock promontories may be referred to as rognons. The word is of Greenlandic origin and has been used in English since the 1870s. Description The term is typically used in areas where a permanent ice sheet is present and the nunataks protrude above the sheet.J. J. Zeeberg, ''Climate and Glacial History of the Novaya Zemlya Archipelago, Russian Arctic''. pp. 82–84 Nunataks present readily identifiable landmark reference points in glaciers or ice caps and are often named. While some nunataks are isolated, sometimes they form dense clusters, such as Queen Louise Land in Greenland. Nunataks are generally angular and jagged, which hampers the formation of glacial ice on their tops, although snow can a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
