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Place in Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark
Uummannaq [2] Avannaata municipality, in central-western Greenland . With 1,407 inhabitants in 2020,[1] eighth-largest town in Greenland, and is home to the country's most northerly ferry terminal. Founded in 1763[3] as Omenak ,[4] [5] S.O.S. Eisberg [6]
Geography
[ edit ] Uummannaq (far left) dwarfed by Uummannaq mountain
Uummannaq is located 590 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle on Uummannaq Island located in the south-central arm of the Uummannaq Fjord . Uummannaq is also the general name given to the series of inlets north of the promontory at Niaqornat on the Nuussuaq Peninsula .
Uummannaq Mountain
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The island is also home to Uummannaq Mountain , rising very sharply to the height of 1170m. Climbing it requires technical skills.
Transport
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Air Greenland operates helicopter services to Qaarsut Airport from Uummannaq Heliport . The neighbouring villages in the Uummannaq area are served by district cargo helicopters. In summer months, Royal Arctic Line operates its 'bygdeservice' with sailings by small ships to its neighbouring villages, including a service to Qaarsut.
Climate
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Uummannaq has a tundra climate with short, cold summers and long, very cold winters.
Climate data for Uummannaq
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
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Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
−817 )
−1210 )
−1113 )
−818 )
2 36 )
8 47 )
11 51 )
9 49 )
4 40 )
032 )
−326 )
−621 )
−130 )
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
−138 )
−171 )
−171 )
−146 )
−425 )
2 36 )
5 41 )
5 41 )
1 34 )
−326 )
−720 )
−1014 )
−621 )
Average precipitation mm (inches)
23 10 10 13 10 7.6
13 13 20 18 25 1 )
25 1 )
190
Source: Weatherbase [7]
Culture
[ edit ] Football match in Uummannaq. Salliaruseq Island in the background
Danish and Greenlandic children are told that Santa Claus lives in Spraglebugten Bay in the west of the island. A turf hut (Santa's Castle ) was built there for a Danish television programme and remains Santa's home in the popular imagination.[8] [9]
Scottish singer KT Tunstall 's third album Tiger Suit [10]
Uummannaq is home to Uummannaq Music – the world's northernmost music platform on sea ice.[11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]
Notable people
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Population
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Uummannaq is the second-largest town in the Avannaata municipality. It had 1,407 inhabitants in 2020,[1] [1]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Uummannaq .
^ [1 ] Archived October 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^ Colton, G.W. "Northern America. British, Russian & Danish Possessions In North America. " J.H. Colton & Co. (New York), 1855.
^ [2 ] Archived October 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^ "1932: In Greenland" . Estate of Walter Riml. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-17 .
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"Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Uummanaq, Greenland" . Weatherbase. 2011.
^ O'Carroll, Etain (2005). Greenland and the Arctic . Lonely Planet. p. 194. ISBN 1-74059-095-3
^ "Uummannaq Tourist Service, North Greenland. Attractions" . Greenland-guide.gl. Retrieved 2015-06-03 .
^ "2008 Expedition - Cape Farewell - The cultural response to climate change" . Capefarewell.com. 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2015-06-03 .
^ [3 ] Archived 2012-07-16 at archive.today
^ "Kyrgyz Culture Makes Its Way to Greenland" . EurasiaNet.org. 2010-11-11. Retrieved 2015-06-03 .
^ [4 ] Archived November 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Кыргызстан в айсбергах Гренландии!" . Neweurasia.net. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2015-06-03 .
^ "KNR" . Knr.gl. Retrieved 2015-06-03 .
^ [5 ] Archived October 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
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