Niaqornat
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Niaqornat is a settlement in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. The settlement is located on the northern coast of the Nuussuaq Peninsula, with a wide view over Uummannaq Fjord. It
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Aerial view of the central expanse of Uummannaq Fjord, with Salleq Island, Appat Island, and Perlerfiup Nunaa in the background
Air Greenland Bell 212 helicopter shuttling passengers between Niaqornat and Uummannaq
Appat Island
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Appat Island is an uninhabited island in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. At 211 km2, it is one of the larger islands in the Uummannaq Fjord system, located in its north-central p
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…view over Uummannaq Fjord. It had 39 inhabitants on 1 January 2024. Economy Aerial view of the central expanse of Uummannaq Fjord, with Salleq Island, Appat Island, and Perlerfiup Nunaa in the background Fishing Fishing is the mainstay of the economy, with stocks of Atlantic cod, Greenland halibut and Greenland…
Aerial view of Salliarusiarsuup Qaqarsua, at 1,516 m (4,973.8 ft) the fourth-highest mountain on the island.
Appat Island (left) from the north
The southern shore of the island mostly consists of a series of precipitous walls