Savissivik

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Savissivik
Havighivik
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Savissivik
Location within Greenland
Coordinates: 76°01′10″N65°06′50″W / 76.01944°N 65.11389°W / 76.01944; -65.11389 Coordinates: 76°01′10″N65°06′50″W / 76.01944°N 65.11389°W / 76.01944; -65.11389
StateFlag of Denmark (state).svg  Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland
Municipality Avannaata
Population
 (2020)
 • Total55
Time zone UTC-04
Postal code
3970 Pituffik

Savissivik (West Greenlandic; old spelling: Savigsivik) or Havighivik (Inuktun) ( IATA : SVR) is a settlement in the Avannaata municipality in northern Greenland. Located on Meteorite Island, off the northern shores of Melville Bay, the settlement had 55 inhabitants in 2020. [1]

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History

In the Greenlandic language, the name Savissivik means "Place of Meteoric Iron" or "Knives", [2] alluding to the numerous meteorite fragments that have been found in the area dating to about 10,000 years ago. [3] The Cape York meteorite is estimated to have weighed 100 tonnes before it exploded. [3] The iron from the meteorite is believed to have attracted migrating Inuit from Arctic Canada. [3]

Transport

Air Greenland operates settlement flights to Qaanaaq Airport via Pituffik Space Base. [4] The twice-weekly flights are subsidized by the Government of Greenland. Transfers at the airbase are subject to access restrictions by the Danish Foreign Ministry. [5]

Population

The population of Savissivik decreased by over 40 percent relative to the 1990 levels, and by 10 percent relative to 2000 levels. [6]

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Savissivik population growth dynamics in the last two decades. Source: Statistics Greenland [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland.
  2. ↑ quarkexpeditions.com [ permanent dead link ]
  3. 1 2 3 "Lured by iron meteorite". Suluk. Air Greenland. 4: 6. 2010.
  4. ↑ "Booking system". Air Greenland. Archived from the original on 22 April 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  5. ↑ Air Greenland Archived 2010-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
  6. 1 2 Statistics Greenland Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
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