Ukkusissat

Ukkusissat is a settlement in Avannaata municipality, in northwestern . The population of the settlement was 154 in 2020. The name means soapstone.
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  • Type: Village with 184 residents
  • Description: place in Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark
  • Also known as: “Uvkusigsat”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ukkusissat Heliport.

Helipad
Photo: Algkalv, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a heliport in Ukkusissat, a village in the system in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern . The heliport is considered a helistop, and is served by Air Greenland as part of a government contract.

Ukkusissat

Latitude
71.05057° or 71° 3′ 2″ north
Longitude
-51.88665° or 51° 53′ 12″ west
Population
184
Elevation
257 metres (843 feet)
IATA airport code
JUK
Open location code
C83C3427+68
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2051281401
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3418991
Wiki­data ID
Q2086912
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Ukkusissat” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Ukkusissat”
  • Chinese: “烏庫薩薩特”
  • Chinese: “烏庫西薩特”
  • Czech: “Ukkusissat”
  • Danish: “Atuarfik Pilerfik”
  • Danish: “Ukkusissat”
  • Danish: “Uvkusigssat”
  • Dutch: “Ukkusissat”
  • French: “Ukkusissat”
  • Georgian: “უკუსისატი”
  • German: “Ukkusissat”
  • Italian: “Ukkusissat”
  • Japanese: “ウクシサット”
  • Kalaallisut: “Ukkusissat”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ukkusissat”
  • Norwegian: “Ukkusissat”
  • Polish: “Ukkusissat”
  • Portuguese: “Ukkusissat”
  • Russian: “Уккусиссат”
  • Spanish: “Ukkusissat”
  • Spanish: “Uvkusigssat”
  • Swedish: “Ukkusissat”
  • Uzbek: “Ukkusissat”

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