Umiasussuk (old spelling: ''Umiasugssuk'') is a

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Avannaata Avannaata (, da, Det Nordlige, lit=The Northern) is a municipality of Greenland created on 1 January 2018 from the bulk of the former Qaasuitsup municipality. It encompasses an area of 522,700 km2 and has 10,726 inhabitants. Geography In ...

municipality in northwestern

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, located in the northern part of

Qaarsorsuaq Island Qaarsorsuaq Island (old spelling: ''Qaerssorsuaq'') is an uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. At , it is one of the largest islands in the Upernavik Archipelago, located in its southern part.''Upernavik'', Saga ...

in the Upernavik Archipelago. The name of the mountain means "''a boat-shaped mountain''" in the

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Geography

Umiasussuk is a standalone mountain, a flooded peak, whose

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shape is the landmark of Upernavik town, visible from the

Upernavik Airport Upernavik Airport ( kl, Mittarfik Upernavik) is an airport located northeast of Upernavik, a town in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland, capable of serving STOL aircraft. It is used as a transfer airport for passenger/cargo traff ...

away, and from the entire eastern and northern coast of

Upernavik Island Upernavik Island is an island of Greenland. It is located in Baffin Bay in the Upernavik Archipelago. The town of Upernavik Upernavik (Kalaallisut: "Springtime Place") is a small town in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland, locat ...

. Via a small isthmus in the east, the mountain is connected with the remainder of the large Qaarsorsuaq Island. To the north, the Torsuut strait separates the mountain from Atilissuaq Island. To the west, the low Akia Island separates the mountain from Upernavik Island.

References

{{Upernavik Archipelago Mountains of the Upernavik Archipelago