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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] |
Salleq Island
Salleq Island (old spelling: ''Sagdleq'') is an uninhabited island in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is located in the north-central part of the Uummannaq Fjord.Nuussuaq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 The walls of the island feature characteristic multicolor bands of gneiss and granite layers. Air Greenland helicopters approach Ukkusissat Heliport on the way from 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 ... alongside the southern and western wall of the large Appat Island, to then pass above the narrow Appat Ikerat strait separating it from Salleq Island. Geography Salleq Island is separated from Uummannaq island and Salliaruseq Island in the south by the central arm of the Uummannaq Fjord; from the Appat Island in the east by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saattut Island
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] |
Illorsuit Island
Illorsuit Island ( kl, Illorsuip qeqertaat, da, Ubekendt Ejland) is an island in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Geography The island is pear-shaped, and at ,Norwegian University of Science and Technology it is the second-largest island in the system, located to the east of its mouth, between Sigguup Nunaa peninsula in the north and in the south.''Nuussuaq'', Sag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Perlerfiup Kangerlua
Perlerfiup Kangerlua (old spelling: ''Perdlerfiup Kangerdlua'') is a fjord in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is a tributary fjord of the larger Uummannaq Fjord system. Geography The fjord head at approximately is formed by the front of the Perlerfiup Sermia glacier flowing from the Greenland ice sheet ( kl, Sermersuaq). At about one third of its length, the fjord changes direction from westward to northwestward, finally turning sharply to the southwest before confluence with the northeastern part of Uummannaq Fjord at approximately , due west of Ukkusissat. The fjord is bounded from the south by the Ukkusissat Peninsula across its entire length. To the north, it is bound by the mainland of Greenland, the highlands of Akularusersuaq and Akuliarusikassak, and the mountains of Perlerfiup Nunaa. The coastline is undeveloped−the fjord has only one tributary fjord on its northern bank, the Qaumarujuk Fjord. Settlement Ukkusissat, perched on the north ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torsukattak Strait
Torsukattak Strait (old spelling: ''Torssukátak'') is a strait in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Geography Located in the northeastern part of Uummannaq Fjord, it separates the Ukkusissat Peninsula in the northeast from Appat Island in the southwest. The strait waterway is an extension of Itillarsuup Kangerlua fjord.Nuussuaq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 Its northwestern mouth opens into the Uummannaq Fjord 4 km southwest of the Ukkusissat settlement. Mining Qaqortuatsiaq, located on the northern coast of Appat Island near the shore of the strait is a former marble quarry, now abandoned. activities in the area are likely to resume in the future, providing an economic lifeli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appat Island
Appat Island (old spelling: ''Agpat'') is an uninhabitedNorwegian University of Science and Technology island in the in northwestern . At , it is one of the larger islands in the system, located in its north-central part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukkusissat Peninsula
Ukkusissat (, old spelling: ''Uvkusigssat'') is a settlement in Avannaata municipality, in northwestern Greenland. The population of the settlement was 154 in 2020. The name means soapstone. Geography The settlement abuts the northwestern tip of the peninsula of the same name, jutting from the mainland to the west and northwest and into the inner waterways of the Uummannaq Fjord system. To the north of the settlement, Perlerfiup Kangerlua, a large inner fjord empties into the main branch of Uummannaq Fjord. To the south and southwest across Torsukattak Strait are the high mountains of the Salleq Island and the much larger Appat Island, alongside the flat Qeqertat skerries. History Ukkusissat was founded in 1794 as an ousted or trading place. In 1798 there were 28 people living in Ukkusissat but it only was occupied continuously from the 1800s. In 1805 the town had only 18 inhabitants. Economy Fishing is the main occupation in Ukkusissat, with the fish processing plan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
