Torssukatak Narrows

Torssukatak Narrows is a narrows in Sermersooq, Greenland. Torssukatak Narrows is situated nearby to the hamlet Ivittuut.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ivittuut and Arsuk.

Ivittuut

Hamlet

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Ivittuut is an abandoned mining town near Cape Desolation in southwestern Greenland, in the modern Sermersooq municipality on the ruins of the former Norse Middle Settlement. Ivittuut is situated 7 km northeast of Torssukatak Narrows.

Arsuk

Village

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Arsuk is a village in the Sermersooq municipality in southwestern Greenland. It had 73 inhabitants in 2020. The name of the settlement means the beloved place in Greenlandic. Arsuk is situated 9 km west of Torssukatak Narrows.

Torssukatak Narrows

Type: Narrows
Also known as: “Torssukatak Snaevering”
Category: body of water
Location: Sermersooq, Greenland, North America
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Latitude

61.17292° or 61° 10′ 23″ north

Longitude

-48.27689° or 48° 16′ 37″ west

Elevation

28 metres (92 feet)

Open location code

98HH5PFF+56

GeoNames ID

11612634

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