Naajakassait
Naajakassait is a cape of the Anarusuk Island in the Upernavik Archipelago, Greenland. The cape is in the northern part of the island in the near of Nuuluk Island Nuuluk Island (old spelling: ''Nûluk'') is an uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Geography Nuuluk Island is located in Tasiusaq Bay, in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago, on the shores of the .... Anarusuk Tasiusaq Bay {{Greenland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anarusuk Island
Anarusuk Island is an uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Geography Anarusuk Island is located in Tasiusaq Bay, in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago, on the shores of the inner reaches of Kangerlussuaq Icefjord, which in the northeast separates it from Giesecke Glacier on the mainland of Greenland.''Upernavik'', Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 The island is separated from Nuuluk Island in the northwest by a small ''Ikerasaarsuk'' channel, from Aappilattoq Island (Tasiusaq Bay), Aappilattoq Island in the west by a small channel of the same name, and by the inner waterways of Tasiusaq Bay from Aukarnersuaq Island in the southeast and Qaqaarissorsuaq Island in the south. Coastline The coastline of the island is developed, with many inlets indenting the coastline in the west. Promontories References {{Upernavik Archipelago Anarusuk Uninhabited islands of Greenland Tasiusaq Bay Islands of the Upernavik Archipelago ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anarusuk
Anarusuk Island is an uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Geography Anarusuk Island is located in Tasiusaq Bay, in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago, on the shores of the inner reaches of Kangerlussuaq Icefjord, which in the northeast separates it from Giesecke Glacier on the mainland of Greenland.''Upernavik'', Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 The island is separated from Nuuluk Island in the northwest by a small ''Ikerasaarsuk'' channel, from Aappilattoq Island in the west by a small channel of the same name, and by the inner waterways of Tasiusaq Bay from Aukarnersuaq Island in the southeast and Qaqaarissorsuaq Island Qaqaarissorsuaq Island (old spelling: ''Qaqârigssorssuaq'') is an uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Geography The egg-shaped Qaqaarissorsuaq Island is located in Tasiusaq Bay, in the central part of Upern ... in the south. Coastline The coastline of the island is deve ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Greenland
Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland is the world's largest island. It is one of three constituent countries that form the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark and the Faroe Islands; the citizens of these countries are all citizens of Denmark and the European Union. Greenland's capital is Nuuk. Though a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe (specifically Norway and Denmark, the colonial powers) for more than a millennium, beginning in 986.The Fate of Greenland's Vikings , by Dale Mackenzie Brown, ''Archaeological Institute of America'', ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nuuluk Island
Nuuluk Island (old spelling: ''Nûluk'') is an uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Geography Nuuluk Island is located in Tasiusaq Bay, in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago, on the shores of the inner reaches of Kangerlussuaq Icefjord, which in the northeast separates it from Giesecke Glacier on the mainland of Greenland.''Upernavik'', Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 The island is separated from Anarusuk Island in the southeast by a small ''Ikerasaarsuk'' channel. The inner waterways of Tasiusaq Bay separate it from Qallunaat Island in the northwest, Saattorsuaq Island Saattorsuaq Island (old spelling: ''Sâtorssuaq'') is a small, uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. History The island was inhabited between 1881 and 1957, when a small Saattoq village of several families was ... in the west, and Aappilattoq Island in the south. Coastline The island's highest point is a hill in the southe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |