Salliaruseq Island

Salliaruseq
	Location of Salliaruseq Island
Geography
Location	Uummannaq Fjord
Coordinates	70°41′30″N51°50′00″W / 70.69167°N 51.83333°W Coordinates: 70°41′30″N51°50′00″W / 70.69167°N 51.83333°W
Area	130 km2 (50 sq mi)
Length	20.5 km (12.74 mi)
Width	9.6 km (5.97 mi)
Coastline	53.5 km (33.24 mi)
Highest elevation	1,418 m (4,652 ft)
Highest point	Inussugtalik
Administration
	Greenland
Municipality	Qaasuitsup

Last updated February 20, 2019

Salliaruseq Island (old spelling: Sagdliaruseq, Danish : Storøen, translated: The-big-island) is an uninhabited^[1] island in the Qaasuitsup municipality^[2] in northwestern Greenland. At 130 km² (50.2 sq mi),^[1] it is one of the larger islands in the Uummannaq Fjord system, located in its central part due east of Uummannaq Island. ^[3]

Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in Denmark and in the region of Southern Schleswig in northern Germany, where it has minority language status. Also, minor Danish-speaking communities are found in Norway, Sweden, Spain, the United States, Canada, Brazil, and Argentina. Due to immigration and language shift in urban areas, around 15–20% of the population of Greenland speak Danish as their first language.

Qaasuitsup was a municipality in Greenland, operational from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2017. As of January 2013 its population was 17,498. The administrative centre of the municipality was in Ilulissat. The municipality consisted of the former municipalities of western and northern Greenland, each named after the biggest settlement:

Greenland is an autonomous constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for more than a millennium. The majority of its residents are Inuit, whose ancestors began migrating from the Canadian mainland in the 13th century, gradually settling across the island.

Air Greenland A/S, also known as Greenlandair, is the flag carrier airline of Greenland, jointly owned by the SAS Group (37.5%), the Greenlandic Government and the Danish Government. It operates a fleet of 32 aircraft, including 1 airliner used for transatlantic and charter flights, 9 fixed-wing aircraft primarily serving the domestic network, and 22 helicopters feeding passengers from the smaller communities into the domestic airport network. Flights to heliports in the remote settlements are operated on contract with the government of Greenland.

Uummannaq Heliport is a heliport in Uummannaq, a town located on Uummannaq Island in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. There are no facilities in the heliport.

Qaarsut Airport is an airport in Qaarsut, a settlement on the Nuussuaq Peninsula in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is a primary airport with a gravel runway, capable of serving STOL aircraft of Air Greenland in all seasons. There is a small cafeteria in the tiny arrivals/departures hall. It is connected by a 4 km (2.5 mi) gravel road to Qaarsut and is 13.5 nautical miles northwest of Uummannaq.

Geography

Western wall seen from the Nuussuatsiaq promontory at the base of the eastern wall of Uummannaq mountain Salliaruseq-from-nuussuatsiaq.jpg — Western wall seen from the Nuussuatsiaq promontory at the base of the eastern wall of Uummannaq mountain

Salliaruseq is separated from the Uummannaq Island in the west by the Assorput Strait; from Appat Island and Saattut archipelago in the north by the central arm of Uummannaq Fjord; from the Qaqullussuit Peninsula jutting off the mainland in the east by Alaanguarqap Suullua strait; from the Ikerasak and Talerua islands in the southeast by the southern arm of the central Uummannaq Fjord, and from the Nuussuaq Peninsula in the south by the Sarqarput Strait.^[3]

Appat Island is an uninhabited island in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. At 211 km² (81.5 sq mi), it is one of the larger islands in the Uummannaq Fjord system, located in its north-central part. It is the site of the former settlements of Ritenbenck and Qaqortuatsiaq.

Saattut is a settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality, in northwestern Greenland. Located on a small Saattut Island, southeast of Appat Island and northeast of Uummannaq in the Uummannaq Fjord system, the settlement had 212 inhabitants in 2010.

Ikerasak Island is an island in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland, located in the southeastern part of Uummannaq Fjord, at the mouth of Ikerasak Fjord, its innermost section.

It is very mountainous, with precipitous walls falling from the summit plateau (Qollortoq) to the south (Ujarassuaq), west (Innarsuaq), and north (Alaanguaraq). The highest point on the island is Inussugtalik (1,418 m (4,652.2 ft)) above the northern wall.^[3] The next highest point in the vicinity of the island is the Uummannaq Mountain on the western side of the Assorput Strait.

Uummannaq is a 1,170-metre-high (3,839 ft), prominent, isolated mountain in western Greenland, located on the small Uummannaq Island in the central part of the Uummannaq Fjord. It entirely dominates the landscape of the island, its base occupying its entire northern half. Formed of granite and basement gneiss, it is the most prominent mountain in the Arctic part of the west coast of Greenland. The mountain is a landmark of Greenland and a tourist magnet, often reproduced in art.

Promontories

Name	Direction	Latitude N	Longitude W
Qillorfik	Western Cape	70°40′22″	51°56′04″
Qingaarsuaq	Northwestern Cape	70°43′42″	51°55′20″
Pamiallua	Eastern Cape	70°39′44″	51°25′10″
Ujarassuaq	Southern Cape	70°39′05″	51°49′55″

Photographs

Salliaruseq, a landmark of Uummannaq
Salliaruseq
Aerial view of Salliaruseq Island and Uummannaq, photographed from Air Greenland Bell 212 helicopter during Uummannaq-Qaarsut flight
Qingaarsuaq, the northwestern cape and pillar, a breeding site for thousands of fulmars ^[4]

Bell 212 utility transport helicopter family by Bell

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The fulmars are tubenosed seabirds of the family Procellariidae. The family consists of two extant species and two extinct fossil species from the Miocene.

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Salleq Island is an uninhabited island in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is located in the north-central part of the Uummannaq Fjord. The walls of the island feature characteristic multicolor bands of gneiss and granite layers.

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References

1 2 Norwegian University of Science and Technology Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine .
↑ kanukoka.gl Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine .
1 2 3 Nuussuaq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
↑ Uummannaq Tourist Service

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[ntnu-1] 1 2 Norwegian University of Science and Technology Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine .

[2] ukoka.gl Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine .

[saga-3] 1 2 3 Nuussuaq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992

[4] Uummannaq Tourist Service