Uummannaq

Uummannaq is a 1,170-metre-high, prominent, isolated mountain in western , located on the small Uummannaq Island in the central part of the .
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: mountain in Greenland
  • Also known as: “Umanak” and “Ûmánaq”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Uummannaq Heliport.

Helipad
Photo: Algkalv, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a heliport in , a town located on Uummannaq Island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern . There are no facilities in the heliport. is situated 2½ km southeast of Uummannaq.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Uummannaq.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in . is a town of about 1,300 people with another 1,300 residing in the surrounding settlements. The main industry in the area is fishing for halibut, which has overtaken hunting as the principal industry for the town.

Uummannaq

Latitude
70.7° or 70° 42′ north
Longitude
-52.15° or 52° 9′ west
Elevation
224 metres (735 feet)
Open location code
C829MRXX+XX
Geo­Names ID
3418850
Wiki­data ID
Q7903552
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Satellite Map

Discover Uummannaq from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Turkish—“Uummannaq” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Uummannaq”
  • Dutch: “Uummannaq”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل اوماناك”
  • French: “mont Uummannaq”
  • French: “Mont Uummannaq”
  • Japanese: “ウマナック山”
  • Ladin: “Uummannaq”
  • Persian: “اوماناق”
  • Turkish: “Uummannaq”

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