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Nuup Kangerlua
Nuup Kangerlua is a long fjord in the Sermersooq municipalities of Greenland, municipality in southwestern Greenland. It was formerly known by its colonial name as Godthaab Fjord ( da, Godthåbsfjorden), Gilbert Sound and Baal's River.Nicoll, James. An Historical and Descriptive Account of Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands'. Oliver & Boyd, 1840. Located by the island's capital, Nuuk, it is the longest fjord on the Labrador Sea coast of Greenland, and one of the longest in the inhabited part of the country. Geography The fjord head is located deep inland, with the fjord beginning as an icefjord at , with two glaciers draining the Greenland ice sheet ( kl, Sermersuaq) flowing into the fjord. Initially, the fjord flows to the northwest, to then turn southwest at , splitting into three arms in its lower run, with three large, mountainous islands in between the arms: Sermitsiaq Island with the Sermitsiaq (mountain), Sermitsiaq mountain visible from most of Nuuk, Qeqertarsuaq ... [...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] |
Qeqertarsuaq Island (Nuuk)
Qeqertarsuaq, meaning 'The Large Island' in the Greenlandic language ( da, Storø meaning 'big island' as well), is an uninhabited island in the Sermersooq municipality in southwestern Greenland. Geography Qeqertarsuaq is one of three mountainous islands located in the middle run of the long Nuup Kangerlua fjord, to the north of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. Its highest mountain is high, meaning it is an ultra prominent mountain. The two sibling islands are Qoornuup Qeqertarsua Island and Sermitsiaq Island. See also * List of islands of Greenland * Storø, another Greenlandic island located on the east coast. *Disko 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] |
List Of Fjords Of Greenland
This is a list of the most important fjords of Greenland:In Northern Greenland, a large area made up entirely of fjords; therefore Peary Land above not a fjord but a fjord area.In Northeastern Greenland, a large area made up entirely of fjords; therefore is the Scoresby Sund above not a fjord but a fjord area. Fjords * Alanngorsuaq Fjord * Aleqatsiaq Fjord * Alluitsup Kangerlua (Lichtenau Fjord) * Ameralik Fjord * Amerloq Fjord * Ammassalik Fjord * Ananap Kangertiva Kiateq * Anaanap Kangertiva Oqqorseq (Depot Fjord) * Anorituup Kangerlua **Kangikitsua * Attertia * Ardencaple Fjord ** Bredefjord ** Smallefjord * Arfersiorfik Fjord * Avaqqat Kangerluat **Puiattoq **Qassialik * Bernstorff Fjord * Bessel Fjord * Bessel Fjord, NW Greenland * Bowdoin Fjord * Carlsberg Fjord (Kangerterajitta Itterterilaa) * Cass Fjord * Danmark Fjord * De Dodes Fjord * Deichmann Fjord * Dijmphna Sound ** Hekla Sound * Eqalugaarsuit Fjord * Fleming Fjord * Foulk Fjord * Frederick E. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuussuaq (district)
Nuussuaq is a district of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, It is located in the northern part of the city, west and southwest of Nuuk Airport, approximately outside the city center. History The district was established in the late 1970s, and has rapidly expanded since then, becoming the most populated neighborhood home to the majority of apartment buildings in the city and approximately 6.000 people. After Qinngorput, it is the newest district of Nuuk, expanding northwards towards the airport. Infrastructure The campus of the University of Greenland, hosting Statistics Greenland, and the main holdings of the Public and National Library of Greenland is located at the northern end of the district, near the road to the airport. Transport Nuup Bussii operates a bus route (route 2) between Nuussuaq and Nuuk Bycenter. During rush hours, another bus (route E2 and X2) shuttles also every 15 minutes between the neighbourhood and downtown. School buses used to drive from the schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kapisillit Kangerluaq
Kapisillit is a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality in southwestern Greenland. In 2020, the settlement had 52 inhabitants. ''Kapisillit'' means ''the salmon'' in the Greenlandic language ( da, laksen). The name refers to the belief that the only spawning-ground for salmon in Greenland is a river near the settlement. Geography Kapisillit is located northeast of Nuuk, near the head of Kapisillit Kangerluaq, one of the tributary fjords of the long, Nuup Kangerlua, the longest fjord on the Labrador Sea The Labrador Sea (French: ''mer du Labrador'', Danish: ''Labradorhavet'') is an arm of the North Atlantic Ocean between the Labrador Peninsula and Greenland. The sea is flanked by continental shelf, continental shelves to the southwest, northwest, ... coast of Greenland, and one of the longest in the inhabited part of the country. Economy The inhabitants mostly subsist on hunting, fishing and tourism. The settlement has its own school, church, and grocery store. Transport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kapisillit
Kapisillit is a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality in southwestern Greenland. In 2020, the settlement had 52 inhabitants. ''Kapisillit'' means ''the salmon'' in the Greenlandic language ( da, laksen). The name refers to the belief that the only spawning-ground for salmon in Greenland is a river near the settlement. Geography Kapisillit is located northeast of Nuuk, near the head of Kapisillit Kangerluaq, one of the tributary fjords of the long, Nuup Kangerlua, the longest fjord on the Labrador Sea The Labrador Sea (French: ''mer du Labrador'', Danish: ''Labradorhavet'') is an arm of the North Atlantic Ocean between the Labrador Peninsula and Greenland. The sea is flanked by continental shelf, continental shelves to the southwest, northwest, ... coast of Greenland, and one of the longest in the inhabited part of the country. Economy The inhabitants mostly subsist on hunting, fishing and tourism. The settlement has its own school, church, and grocery store. Transport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kangeq
Kangeq or Kangek (Kalaallisut: "Promontory") is a former settlement in the Sermersooq municipality in southwestern Greenland. It is located on the same island that formed the first Danish colony on Greenland between 1721 and 1728. History As a coastal settlement, Kangeq was positioned on the migration route of the ancient Inuit peoples. Archeological finds from the Dorset culture era have been found near Kangeq. The Dorset people had vanished from the Nuuk region prior to 1000 CE. The island of Kangeq, dubbed Håbets Ø ("Island of Hope"), formed the site of Hans Egede's first settlement in Greenland after his landing on July 3, 1721. The settlement was relocated to the mainland by Major Claus Paarss in 1728. In the mid-19th century, it was also home to the artist Aron of Kangeq (1822-1869), a Greenland Inuit hunter, painter, and oral historian. In 1854, Kangeq became an official trading station, and an official residence was built for the assistant representing the Royal Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skerry
A skerry is a small rocky island, or islet, usually too small for human habitation. It may simply be a rocky reef. A skerry can also be called a low sea stack. A skerry may have vegetative life such as moss and small, hardy grasses. They are often used as resting places by animals such as seals and birds. Etymology The term ''skerry'' is derived from the Old Norse ', which means a rock in the sea (which in turn derives from the Proto-Indo-European root *''sker''-, "cut", in the sense of a rock cut off from the land). The Old Norse term ' was brought into the English language via the Scots language word spelled or . It is a cognate of the Scandinavian languages' words for ''skerry'' – Icelandic, fo, sker, da, skær, sv, skär, no, skjær / skjer, found also in german: Schäre, fi, kari, et, skäär, lv, šēra, lt, Šcheras and russian: шхеры (). In Scottish Gaelic, it appears as ', e.g. Sula Sgeir, in Irish as '','' in Welsh as '','' and in Manx as ''.'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qoornuup Qeqertarsua Island
Qoornup Qeqertarsua Island ( da, Bjørneøen) is an uninhabited island in the Sermersooq municipality in southwestern Greenland. Geography Qoornup Qeqertarsua is one of three mountainous islands located in the middle run of the Nuup Kangerlua fjord, to the north of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. It has a mountain. The two sibling islands are Qeqertarsuaq Island and Sermitsiaq Island Sermitsiaq Island ( da, Sadelø) is an uninhabited island in the Sermersooq municipality in southwestern Greenland. Geography Sermitsiaq is one of three mountainous islands located in the middle section of the long Nuup Kangerlua fjord, to the .... See also * List of islands of Greenland References {{Reflist Uninhabited islands of Greenland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sermitsiaq (mountain)
Sermitsiaq ( da, Sadelø) ( en, Saddle) is a 1210 meters (3,970 ft) tall Greenlandic mountain in the district of Nuuk in the Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq. Location The mountain is located in the center of its namesake island and 15 km north-east of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, in the Nuup Kangerlua ( da, Godthåbsfjorden). Its summit is crowned by a sharp west-east ridge, from which three summit points emerge. These resemble a saddle, which gave the mountain and the island its Danish name. While its south side is shaped by steep rock formations, its north side is covered with glaciers. It also harbors a waterfall which is a tourist attraction. Due to its distinctive shape the mountain is Nuuk's most prominent landmark, incorporated into its flag. The Sermitsiaq, one of two national newspapers in Greenland, is named after the mountain. See also *List of mountains in Greenland This is a list of mountains in Greenland. List For each mountain, the municipality in which it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arctic
The Arctic ( or ) is a polar regions of Earth, polar region located at the northernmost part of Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean, adjacent seas, and parts of Canada (Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut), Danish Realm (Greenland), Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia (Murmansk Oblast, Murmansk, Siberia, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Nenets Okrug, Novaya Zemlya), Sweden and the United States (Alaska). Land within the Arctic region has seasonally varying snow and sea ice, ice cover, with predominantly treeless permafrost (permanently frozen underground ice) containing tundra. Arctic seas contain seasonal sea ice in many places. The Arctic region is a unique area among Earth's ecosystems. The cultures in the region and the Arctic indigenous peoples have adapted to its cold and extreme conditions. Life in the Arctic includes zooplankton and phytoplankton, fish and marine mammals, birds, land animals, plants and human societies. Arctic land is bordered by the subarctic. De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sermitsiaq Island
Sermitsiaq Island ( da, Sadelø) is an uninhabited island in the Sermersooq municipality in southwestern Greenland. Geography Sermitsiaq is one of three mountainous islands located in the middle section of the long Nuup Kangerlua fjord, to the north of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. The two sibling islands are Qeqertarsuaq Island and Qoornuup Qeqertarsua Island. The prominent Sermitsiaq mountain topping the island is a landmark of Nuuk, visible from most places in the city. 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 * Ag ... References {{reflist Uninhabited islands of Greenland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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