Torsukattak Strait
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Torsukattak Strait is a strait in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.
Aerial view of Torsukattak Strait from the west
Ukkusissat
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Ukkusissat is a settlement in Avannaata municipality, in northwestern Greenland. The population of the settlement was 154 in 2020. The name means soapstone.
Torsukattak Strait
…southwest. The strait waterway is an extension of Itillarsuup Kangerlua fjord. Its northwestern mouth opens into the Uummannaq Fjord 4 km southwest of the Ukkusissat settlement. Qaqortuatsiaq, located on the northern coast of Appat Island near the shore of the strait is a former marble quarry, now abandoned. Mining…
Ukkusissat
Aerial view of Ukkusissat
Fishing boats amongst growlers in the Ukkusissat harbour
Air Greenland serves the village with a Bell 212 helicopter