Umiasussuk

Umiasussuk is located in Upernavik Archipelago
Umiasussuk
Umiasussuk
LocationQaarsorsuaq Island, Upernavik Archipelago, Greenland

Umiasussuk (old spelling: Umiasugssuk) is a 620 m (2,030 ft)[1] mountain in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland, located in the northern part of Qaarsorsuaq Island in the Upernavik Archipelago. The name of the mountain means "a boat-shaped mountain" in the Greenlandic language.

Geography

Aerial view of Umiasussuk (top left)

Umiasussuk is a standalone mountain, a flooded peak, whose trapezoid shape is the landmark of Upernavik town, visible from the Upernavik Airport 7 km (23,000 ft) away, and from the entire eastern and northern coast of Upernavik Island.

Via a small isthmus in the east, the mountain is connected with the remainder of the large Qaarsorsuaq Island.[1] 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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Umiasussuk.
  1. ^ a b c Upernavik, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
  • v
  • t
  • e
Upernavik Archipelago, Greenland
Bays
Fjords
Glaciers
Headlands
Islands
Melville Bay
Inussulik Bay
Sugar Loaf Bay
Tasiusaq Bay
Baffin Bay
Mountains/Nunataqs
Peninsulas
Straits
Towns/Settlements