Sarqarput Strait is a strait in the

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 nort ...

system in northwestern

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 t ...

. It separates

Uummannaq Island Uummannaq Island ( kl, Uummannap qeqertaa) is a small (12 km2) island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Located in the south-central part of the Uummannaq Fjord, it is home to the most prominent mountain on the Arctic co ...

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 Ikerasak Fjord ( kl, Ikerasaup Sullua, also Qarajaq Icefjord, or da, Qarajaqs Isfjord) is a fjord in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Geography The fjord constitutes the innermost part of the Uummannaq Fjord at the base of ...

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

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 Uummannaq Heliport is a heliport in Uummannaq, a town located on Uummannaq Island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. There are no facilities in the heliport. Airlines and destinations Air Greenland operates government contr ...

−located on the western shore of the strait−alongside the western wall of Salliaruseq, first converging to the island, to then turn 90 degrees to the west due to winds in the Assorput Strait, which connects to Sarqarput Strait from the north.

Photographs

File:Sarqarput-strait-iceberg-aerial.jpg, Aerial view of an

iceberg An iceberg is a piece of freshwater ice more than 15 m long that has broken off a glacier or an ice shelf and is floating freely in open (salt) water. Smaller chunks of floating glacially-derived ice are called "growlers" or "bergy bits". The ...

floating in Sarqarput Strait File:Qasigissat.jpg, Qasigissat Bay on the coast of Uummannaq Island opens into Sarqarput Strait File:Nuussuaq-peninsula-from-uummannaq.jpg, Nuussuaq Peninsula seen from Uummannaq across Sarqarput Strait File:Nuussuaq-peninsula-qilertiinguit-kangilequtaa.jpg, Qilertinnguit Kangilequtaa mountain on Nuussuaq Peninsula seen across Sarqarput Strait

References

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