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Salliaruseq Island
Salliaruseq Island (old spelling: ''Sagdliaruseq'', da, Storøen, translated: The-big-island) is an uninhabitedNorwegian University of Science and Technology island in municipality in northwestern . At , it is one of the larger islands in the system, located in its central part due east of |
Uummannaq Fjord
Uummannaq Fjord is a large fjord system in the northern part of western Greenland, the largest after 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 ( kl, Ikerasaup Sullua, 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 Kang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fulmar
The fulmars are tubenosed seabirds of the family Procellariidae. The family consists of two extant species and two extinct fossil species from the Miocene. Fulmars superficially resemble gulls, but are readily distinguished by their flight on stiff wings, and their tube noses. They breed on cliffs, laying one or rarely two eggs on a ledge of bare rock or on a grassy cliff. Outside the breeding season, they are pelagic, feeding on fish, squid and shrimp in the open ocean. They are long-lived for birds, living for up to 40 years. Historically, the northern fulmar lived on the Isle of St Kilda, where it was extensively hunted. The species has expanded its breeding range southwards to the coasts of England and northern France. Taxonomy The genus ''Fulmarus'' was introduced in 1826 by the English naturalist James Stephens. The name comes from the Old Norse ''Fúlmár'' meaning "foul-mew" or "foul-gull" because of the birds' habit of ejecting a foul-smelling oil. The type species ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qaarsut
Qaarsut (old spelling: ''Kaersut'') is a settlement in Avannaata municipality, in northwestern Greenland. It is situated on the northeastern shore of the Nuussuaq Peninsula. It had 174 inhabitants in 2020. History The first coal mine in Greenland operated between 1778 and 1924 in Qaarsuarsuit. Transport Qaarsut Airport, located to the northwest of the settlement, serves both Qaarsut and Uummannaq, the latter accessible only by helicopter. Population The population of Qaarsut has dropped by over 18 percent relative to the 2000 levels, reflecting a general trend in the region.Statistics Greenland Gallery [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bell 212
The Bell 212 (also known as the ''Twin Two-Twelve'') is a two-blade, medium helicopter that first flew in 1968. Originally manufactured by Bell Helicopter in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, production was moved to Mirabel, Quebec, Canada in 1988, along with all Bell commercial helicopter production after that plant opened in 1986. The 212 was marketed to civilian operators and has up to a 15-seat capacity, with one pilot and fourteen passengers. In cargo-carrying configuration the 212 has an internal capacity of 220 ft3 (6.23 m3). An external load of up to 5,000 lb (2,268 kg) can be carried. Development Based on the stretched fuselage Bell 205, the Bell 212 was originally developed for the Canadian Forces as the ''CUH-1N'' and later redesignated as the ''CH-135''. The Canadian Forces took delivery of 50 starting in May 1971. At the same time the United States military services ordered 294 Bell 212s under the designation UH-1N. By 1971, the Bell 212 had be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uummannaq
Uummannaq is a town 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. Founded in 1763 as Omenak, the town is a hunting and fishing base, with a canning factory and a marble quarry. In 1932, the Universal Greenland-Filmexpedition with director Arnold Fanck released the film '' S.O.S. Eisberg'' near Uummannaq. Geography Uummannaq is located 590 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle on Uummannaq Island located in the south-central arm of the Uummannaq Fjord. ''Uummannaq'' is also the general name given to the series of inlets north of the promontory at Niaqornat on the Nuussuaq Peninsula. Uummannaq Mountain The island is also home to Uummannaq Mountain, rising very sharply to the height of 1170m. Climbing it requires technical skills. Transport Air Greenland operates helicopter services to Qaarsut Airport from Uummannaq Heliport. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uummannaq (mountain)
Uummannaq is a , prominent, isolated mountain in western Greenland, located on the small Uummannaq Island in the central part of the Uummannaq Fjord. It entirely dominates the landscape of the island, its base occupying its entire northern half. Formed of granite and basement gneiss, it is the most prominent mountain in the Arctic part of the west coast of Greenland. The mountain is a landmark of Greenland and a tourist magnet, often reproduced in art. Topography The mountain has two summits of similar height (the eastern summit being the higher), hence the name ''Uummannaq'', Greenlandic for ''heart-shaped''. Deep chimneys fall to the south and the north from the col between the western and eastern summits. Its eastern wall has no significant depressions, falling in a uniform cliff into Assorput Strait between Uummannaq Island and Salliaruseq Island.Nuussuaq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 There are several trabant bastions in the southeastern pillar, to the northeast o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarqarput Strait
Sarqarput Strait is a strait in the Uummannaq Fjord system in northwestern Greenland. It separates Uummannaq Island in the northeast from Nuussuaq Peninsula 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 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 on Uummannaq Island in the northeast is the major cultural center of northwestern Greenland. Qaarsut is a small village on Nuussuaq Peninsula, host to Qaarsut Airport, the only airport in the region. Transport On the way from Qaarsut Airport, the helicopters of Air Greenland approach the Uummannaq Heliport−located on the western shore of the strait−alongside the western wall of Salliaruseq, first converging to the island, to then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuussuaq Peninsula
Nuussuaq Peninsula (, old spelling: ''Nûgssuaq'') is a large (180x48 km) 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 of Baffin Bay. It is separated from Qeqertarsuaq Island by Sullorsuaq Strait which connects Disko Bay with Baffin Bay. To the northeast, it is bounded by the Uummannaq Fjord system. The peninsula is mountainous, with the highest summit reaching 2,144 m.Nuussuaq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 The spinal range splits in two to the northwest of the base of the peninsula, with the southern arm forming the coastal range, the central arm almost entirely glaciated, and continuing northwest the entire length of the peninsula. The two arms are dissected by a deep Kuussuaq Valley, partially filled in the center with Sarqap Tassersuaq, a glacial, emerald lake. History Archaeological excavations in Qilakitsoq on the southwestern shore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talerua Island .
Talerua Island is an uninhabited 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 north, it is separated from a larger Ikerasak Island by the ''Ikarasanguaq'' strait, and further from Drygalski Peninsula on the mainland by the narrow ''Ikerasassuaq'' strait. To the south, the southern arm of Uummannaq Fjord separates it from the Nuussuaq Peninsula. To the northwest, the central arm of Uummannaq Fjord separates it from Salliaruseq Island Salliaruseq Island (old spelling: ''Sagdliaruseq'', da, Storøen, translated: The-big-island) is an uninhabited
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Ikerasak Island
Ikerasak Island ( kl, Ikerasaap qeqertaa) 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 Ikerasak() is a village in the Avannaata municipality in western Greenland. It had 233 inhabitants in 2020. Geography Ikerasak is located approximately 45 km southeast from Uummannaq, at the southeastern end of Ikerasak Island in the nor ... is the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saattut
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 transport ...s. Population The population of Saattut has dropped by nearly a quarter relative to the 2000 levels, r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
