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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] |
Nutaarmiut Island
Nutaarmiut Island (old spelling: ''Nutârmiut'') is an uninhabitedNorwegian University of Science and Technology island in municipality in northwestern , with an area of . Geography The island is located in the southern part of , on the coast of |
Nuussuaq Basin
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] |
Atilissuaq Island
Atilissuaq Island is an island of Greenland. It is located in Baffin 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] |
Apparsuit Island
Apparsuit Island (old spelling: ''Agparssuit'') is an uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Cape Shackleton, the western promontory of the island, marks the northernmost extent of Tasiusaq Bay, an indentation of Baffin Bay. History The island is characteristic for its cliffs falling to the sea from all sides, providing shelter and a breeding ground for thousands of seabirds. Together with the cliffs of Qaarsorsuaq Island in the southern part of the archipelago, the number of birds reached millions. The cliffs were harvested for eggs starting from 1875, when the northbound migrations of Greenlanders from Upernavik reached the islands north of Tasiusaq. The eggs are occasionally harvested to this day. Geography Apparsuit Island is located at the northern end of Tasiusaq Bay, in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago. It is an offlying island in the archipelago, separated from Qullikorsuit Island in the east by Appaalissiorfiup Iker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
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 the south, and Nuussuaq Peninsula in the north.''Upernavik Avannarleq'', Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 Together with its sibling Nasaussaq Island, Amitsorsuaq Island separates Nasaussap Saqqaa in the south from the inner parts of Sugar Loaf Bay in the north. It is separated from an unnamed nunatak on the mainland of Greenland by the narrow and short ''Amitsorsuup Sullua'' strait. the Ussing Glacier drains the Greenland ice sheet immediately to the east of the southeastern cape of the island. The island is separated from Nasaussaq Island in the west by the small ''Ikerasakassak'' strait. The highest point on the island is an unnamed, peak in the western part. See also *List of islands of Greenland The following is an alphabetical li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amarortalik Island
Amarortalik Island is an uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. The name of the island means "''the place of wolves''" in the Greenlandic language. Geography Location within the archipelago Amarortalik Island is located in the southern part of the Upernavik Archipelago, in the group between Nunavik Peninsula in the south, and Upernavik Icefjord in the north.''Upernavik'', Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 In the west, the narrow Torsukattak Strait separates Amarortalik from Akuliaruseq Island. In the north, the small ''Kangerluarsuk Fjord'' separates it from Kangerluarsup Nunaa Peninsula, a peninsula branching off to the west from Koch's Land on the mainland of Greenland. Koch's land in turn is separated from Amarortalik by a small, unnamed strait. The long Eqalugaarsuit Sulluat Fjord separates the island from the large Kangeq Peninsula in the south. Topography Like all larger islands in the neighborhood, Amarortalik Island is very mountain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akuliaruseq Island
Akuliaruseq Island is an uninhabited island in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Geography Location within the archipelago Akuliaruseq Island is located in the southern part of the Upernavik Archipelago, in the group between Nunavik Peninsula in the south, and Upernavik Icefjord in the north.''Upernavik'', Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 In the west, Ammarqua Strait separates Akuliaruseq Island from Nutaarmiut Island, the largest island in the archipelago. A small, unnamed channel branching to the east off Ammarqua separates the island from Nako Island in the north. In the east, the narrow Torsukattak Strait separates Akuliaruseq from Amarortalik Island. The long Eqalugaarsuit Sulluat Fjord separates the island from the large Kangeq Peninsula in the south. The southern coastline is indented by a small ''Puugutaata Ilua'' bay branching off the fjord. It is the only indentation in the otherwise undeveloped coastline of the island. Topography Like all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akia Island
Akia Island ( da, Langø) is an uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. The name of the island means "''turned on its side''" in the Greenlandic language. Geography Akia Island is located in the outer belt of islands in the Upernavik Archipelago, in the group between the Upernavik Icefjord in the north, and Nunavik Peninsula in the south, approximately to the southeast of Upernavik Island, on the other side of a small waterway separating the islands.''Upernavik'', Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 In the east and south, another small waterway separates Akia from a larger Qaarsorsuaq Island. In the west, several small skerries such as ''Avannarleq'' ( da, Nordø), ''Qeqertasussuk'' ( da, Bruuns ø), and ''Aorrussaq'' ( da, Hvalø) buffer the western coast from the open waters of Baffin Bay Baffin Bay ( Inuktitut: ''Saknirutiak Imanga''; kl, Avannaata Imaa; french: Baie de Baffin), located between Baffin Island and the west coast of Greenlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aappilattoq Island (Tasiusaq Bay)
Aappilattoq Island (old spelling: ''Augpilagtoq'') is an uninhabited island in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is one of two islands of the same name in the Upernavik Archipelago. Geography Aappilattoq Island is located in Tasiusaq Bay, in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago, in the inner band of uninhabited islands.''Upernavik'', Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 The island is separated from Anarusuk Island in the east by a small ''Ikerasaarsuk'' channel. The inner waterways of Tasiusaq Bay separate it from Nuuluk Island and Saattorsuaq Island in the north, and from Tasiusaq Island Tasiusaq Island (old spelling: ''Tasiussaq'') is an island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland, home to the Tasiusaq settlement. Geography Tasiusaq Island is located in the outer belt of islands in Tasiusaq Bay, in the central ... in the south. The highest point on the island is an unnamed peak of in the central part of the island. The coastli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aappilattoq Island (Upernavik Icefjord)
Aappilattoq Island (old spelling: ''Augpilagtoq'') is an island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is one of two islands of the same name in the Upernavik Archipelago. Geography Aappilattoq Island is located in the southern part of Upernavik Archipelago. It forms part of the chain of islands bounding Upernavik Icefjord from the south.''Upernavik'', Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 The island is separated by inner waterways of Baffin Bay from the large Nutaarmiut Island in the southeast, from Nunaa Island in the south, and from Ammaussarsuaq Island in the southeast. The highest point on the island is the Paattup Qaqqaa mountain in the central part of the island. The coastline of the island is complicated, with the island nearly in two rocky parts, with only a small isthmus An isthmus (; ; ) is a narrow piece of land connecting two larger areas across an expanse of water by which they are otherwise separated. A tombolo is an isthmus that consists of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
