Uummannaq
| Uummannaq Omenak |
|
|---|---|
 |
|
 Uummannaq
|
|
| Coordinates: 70°40′29″N 52°07′35″W / 70.67472°N 52.12639°WCoordinates: 70°40′29″N 52°07′35″W / 70.67472°N 52.12639°W | |
| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Greenland |
| Municipality |  Qaasuitsup |
| Founded | 1763 |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,299 |
| Time zone | UTC-03 |
| Postal code | 3961 |
Uummannaq[1] is a town in the Qaasuitsup municipality, in northwestern Greenland. With 1,299 inhabitants as of 2010,[2] it is the eleventh-largest town in Greenland, and is home to the country's most northerly ferry terminal. Founded in 1763[3] as Omenak,[4] the town is a hunting and fishing base, with a canning factory and a marble quarry.[5]
Contents |
Geography [edit]
Uummannaq is located 590 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle on Uummannaq Island located in the south-central arm of the Uummannaq Fjord. Uummannaq is also the general name given to the series of inlets north of the promontory at Niaqornat on the Nuussuaq Peninsula.
Uummannaq Mountain [edit]
The island is also home to Uummannaq Mountain, rising very sharply to the height of 1170m. Climbing it requires technical skills.
Transport [edit]
Air Greenland operates air services to Qaarsut from Uummannaq Heliport. The neighbouring villages in the Uummannaq area are served by district cargo helicopters. In summer months, Royal Arctic Line operates its 'bygdeservice' with sailings by small ships to its neighbouring villages, including a service to Qaarsut.
Climate [edit]
| Climate data for Uummanaq | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −8 (17) |
−12 (10) |
−11 (13) |
−8 (18) |
2 (36) |
8 (47) |
11 (51) |
9 (49) |
4 (40) |
0 (32) |
−3 (26) |
−6 (21) |
−1.2 (30) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −13 (8) |
−17 (1) |
−17 (1) |
−14 (6) |
−4 (25) |
2 (36) |
5 (41) |
5 (41) |
1 (34) |
−3 (26) |
−7 (20) |
−10 (14) |
−6 (21.1) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 23 (0.9) |
10 (0.4) |
10 (0.4) |
13 (0.5) |
10 (0.4) |
8 (0.3) |
13 (0.5) |
13 (0.5) |
20 (0.8) |
18 (0.7) |
30 (1) |
30 (1) |
198 (7.4) |
| Source: Weatherbase [6] | |||||||||||||
Culture [edit]
Danish and Greenlandic children believe that Santa Claus lives in Spraglebugten bay in the west of the island. A turf hut (Santa's Castle) was built there for a Danish television programme and remains Santa's home in the popular imagination.[7][8]
Scottish singer KT Tunstall's third album Tiger Suit features the track "Uummannaq Song", which was inspired by her trip to the town in September 2008 with Cape Farewell.[9]
Uummannaq is home to Uummannaq Music - the world's northernmost music platform on sea ice.[10][11][12][13][14]
Notable residents [edit]
- Ole Jørgen Hammeken, polar explorer
- Hans Grøndvold, discoverer of the Greenlandic mummies in Qilakitsoq
- Siissisoq, a Greenlandic rockband
- Nukaaka Coster-Waldau, actress, singer, former Miss Greenland and wife of Danish actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Population [edit]
With 1,299 inhabitants as of 2010, Uummannaq is the third-largest town in the Qaasuitsup municipality.[15] The population has decreased by more than 7 percent relative to the 1990 levels, and by over 11 percent relative to the 2000 levels.[15]
References [edit]
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Uummannaq |
- ^ The pre-1973 spelling was Umanaq, Ũmánaq, or Umanak.
- ^ Statistics Greenland, Greenland in Figures, 2010
- ^ Qaasuitsup Municipality (Danish)
- ^ Colton, G.W. "Northern America. British, Russian & Danish Possessions In North America." J.H. Colton & Co. (New York), 1855.
- ^ ExploreNorth
- ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Uummanaq, Greenland". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
- ^ O'Carroll, Etain (2005). Greenland and the Arctic. Lonely Planet. p. 194. ISBN 1-74059-095-3.
- ^ greenland-guide.gl
- ^ Cape Farewell
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ http://www.neweurasia.net/ru/politics-and-society/kyirgyizstan-na-aysbergah-grenlandii/
- ^ [3]
- ^ [4]
- ^ a b c Statistics Greenland
External links [edit]
- (Danish) www.atuarfik-uum.gl Villages in the Uummannaq area
- Photos of Uummanaq
