Qaqortuatsiaq
Qaqortuatsiaq is a former settlement on the northern shore of Appat Island in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Its ruins lay against the Torsukattak Strait of Uummannaq Fjord.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ukkusissat.
Ukkusissat
Village
Ukkusissat is a settlement in Avannaata municipality, in northwestern Greenland. The population of the settlement was 154 in 2020. The name means soapstone. Ukkusissat is situated 9 km northeast of Qaqortuatsiaq.
Qaqortuatsiaq
- Type: Dwelling
- Description: Formal marble quarry in Greenland
- Categories: locality, residential building, and building
- Location: Avannaata, Greenland, North America
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Latitude
70.9832° or 70° 58′ 60″ northLongitude
-52.0379° or 52° 2′ 16″ westOpen location code
C829XXM6+7ROpenStreetMap ID
node 317922298OpenStreetMap feature
place=isolated_dwellingWikidata ID
Q7266543
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In Other Languages
“Qaqortuatsiaq” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Qaqortuatsiaq”
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