Umiasussuk Explained

Umiasussuk
Elevation M:620
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:620
Map:Greenland Upernavik Archipelago
Label Position:none
Location:Qaarsorsuaq Island, Upernavik Archipelago, Greenland
Coordinates:72.7608°N -55.9403°W

Umiasussuk (old spelling: Umiasugssuk) is a 620m (2,030feet)[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

Umiasussuk is a standalone mountain, a flooded peak, whose trapezoid shape is the landmark of Upernavik town, visible from the Upernavik Airport 7km (04miles) 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.

Notes and References

  1. Upernavik, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992