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Qassersuaq Peninsula
Qassersuaq Peninsula (old spelling: ''Qagsserssuaq'') is a mainland peninsula in northwestern Greenland, located in the south-central part of Upernavik Archipelago.''Upernavik'', Saga Map, 1:250.000, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 Geography The peninsula is of triangular shape, with the base adjacent to the Greenland ice sheet ( kl, Sermersuaq), south of the Alanngorsuup Sermia glacier. The distance from the ''Qaassorsuaq'' promontory in the west at , to the innermost unglaciated part of the mainland is . In the northwest, the inner waterways of southern Tasiusaq Bay weakly indent the peninsula with the ''Nuniaat Bay''. In the south, the Qassersuit Saqqaa strait separates the peninsula from a chain of larger islands of the archipelago, bounding Upernavik Icefjord from the northeast: Maniitsoq Island, Puugutaa Island, Sisuarissut Island, and Qaneq Island Qaneq Island is an island of Greenland. It is located in Tasiusaq Bay in the Upernavik Archipelago Upernavik Archipelago is a vast c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peninsula
A peninsula (; ) is a landform that extends from a mainland and is surrounded by water on most, but not all of its borders. A peninsula is also sometimes defined as a piece of land bordered by water on three of its sides. Peninsulas exist on all continents. The size of a peninsula can range from tiny to very large. The largest peninsula in the world is the Arabian Peninsula. Peninsulas form due to a variety of causes. Etymology Peninsula derives , which is translated as 'peninsula'. itself was derived , or together, 'almost an island'. The word entered English in the 16th century. Definitions A peninsula is usually defined as a piece of land surrounded on most, but not all sides, but is sometimes instead defined as a piece of land bordered by water on three of its sides. A peninsula may be bordered by more than one body of water, and the body of water does not have to be an ocean or a sea. A piece of land on a very tight river bend or one between two rivers is sometimes s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
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] |
Greenland Ice Sheet
The Greenland ice sheet ( da, Grønlands indlandsis, kl, Sermersuaq) is a vast body of ice covering , roughly near 80% of the surface of Greenland. It is sometimes referred to as an ice cap, or under the term ''inland ice'', or its Danish equivalent, ''indlandsis''. An acronym, GIS, is frequently used in the scientific literature. It is the second largest ice body in the world, after the Antarctic ice sheet. The ice sheet is almost long in a north–south direction, and its greatest width is at a latitude of 77°N, near its northern margin. The average thickness is about and over at its thickest point. In addition to the large ice sheet, smaller ice caps (such as Maniitsoq and Flade Isblink) as well as glaciers, cover between around the periphery. The Greenland ice sheet is adversely affected by climate change. It is more vulnerable to climate change than the Antarctic ice sheet because of its position in the Arctic, where it is subject to the regional amplification o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alanngorsuup Sermia
Alanngorsuup Sermia (old spelling: ''Alángorsûp Sermia'') is a tidewater glacier in Avannaata municipality on the northwestern shore of Greenland. It drains the Greenland ice sheet northwestwards into Tasiusaq Bay.''Upernavik'', Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 The glacier front is located to the south of the Nunatarsuaq nunatak, and to the north of the Qassersuaq Peninsula. Nunatakassaup Sermia Nunatakassaup Sermia (old spelling: ''Nunatakavsaup Sermia'') is a tidewater glacier in Avannaata municipality on the northwestern shore of Greenland. It drains the Greenland ice sheet westwards into Melville Bay.''Upernavik Avannarleq'', Saga ..., a sibling glacier to the north, drains the icesheet into the same point at the inner end of Tasiusaq Bay. References Tasiusaq Bay Glaciers of the Upernavik Archipelago {{Greenland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tasiusaq Bay
Tasiusaq Bay (old spelling: ''Tasiussaq'') 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 the settlement of the same name in the bay. Geography The bay is located in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago, between Sugar Loaf Bay in the north, and Upernavik Icefjord in the south. At its widest − from the Cape Shackleton promontory on Apparsuit Island in the north at , to the mouth of Upernavik Icefjord in the south''Upernavik Avannarleq'', Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992''Upernavik'', Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 − Tasiusaq Bay stretches for approximately . Islands There is a large number of islands and skerries in the bay, scattered over the entire area. They can be divides into several groups: Northern band The northernmost group of islands lies between the Nasaussap Saqqaa fjord emptying into Sugar Loaf Bay in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qassersuit Saqqaa
Qassersuit Saqqaa is a strait 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 .... Straits of the Upernavik Archipelago {{Greenland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upernavik Icefjord
Upernavik Icefjord (also: ''Ikeq'', ''Aappilattup Ikera'', da, Upernavik Isfjord) is a fjord in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Geography The long fjord flows to the northwest between two chains of islands, emptying into Baffin Bay. The head of the fjord is located at the mainland of Greenland, at the front of Upernavik Glacier.''Upernavik'', Saga Map, 1:250.000, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 In the northeast, a chain of larger islands flank the fjord, from east to west: Maniitsoq Island, Puugutaa Island, Sisuarissut Island, Qaneq Island, and Tussaaq Island. The chain of islands bounding the fjord from the southwest consists of mostly small islands and skerries. The major islands are, from east to west: Uilortussoq Island, Qeqertarsuaq Island Disko Island ( kl, Qeqertarsuaq, da, Diskoøen) is a large island in Baffin Bay, off the west coast of Greenland. It has an area of , [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maniitsoq Island (Upernavik Archipelago)
Maniitsoq is an island of Greenland. It is located in Tasiusaq Bay in the Upernavik Archipelago. See also *List of islands of Greenland The following is an alphabetical list of the islands of Greenland. Many of these islands have both a Kalaallisut language name and a European language name. Islands and archipelagoes * Aaluik * Aasiaat Archipelago * Achton Friis Islands * A ... References External links1:1,000,000 scale Operational Navigation Chart, Sheet B-8 Islands of the Upernavik Archipelago {{Greenland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puugutaa Island
Puugutaa Island is an island of Greenland. It is located in Tasiusaq Bay in the Upernavik Archipelago.GoogleEarth See also *List of islands of Greenland The following is an alphabetical list of the islands of Greenland. Many of these islands have both a Kalaallisut language name and a European language name. Islands and archipelagoes * Aaluik * Aasiaat Archipelago * Achton Friis Islands * A ... References Islands of the Upernavik Archipelago {{Greenland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sisuarissut Island
Sisuarissut Island is an island of Greenland. It is located in Tasiusaq Bay 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 .... Islands of the Upernavik Archipelago {{Greenland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qaneq Island
Qaneq Island is an island of Greenland. It is located in Tasiusaq Bay 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 .... Islands of the Upernavik Archipelago {{Greenland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
