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Sarfaq

Coordinates: 73°38′50″N 56°12′10″W / 73.64722°N 56.20278°W / 73.64722; -56.20278
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Sarfaq
Sarfaq is located in Greenland
Sarfaq
Sarfaq
Location within Greenland
Coordinates: 73°38′50″N 56°12′10″W / 73.64722°N 56.20278°W / 73.64722; -56.20278
State Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country Greenland
Municipality Qaasuitsup
Founded1898[1]
Abandoned1919[1]
Time zoneUTC-03

Sarfaq is a former settlement in the Upernavik Archipelago region of northwestern Greenland. It was located on Qallunaat Island, an island in Tasiusaq Bay, in the north-central part of the archipelago. The village was perched near the eastern cape of the island, on the shores of Kangerlussuaq Icefjord.[2] The settlement was abandoned in 1919.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Petersen, Robert (2003). Settlements, kinship and hunting grounds in traditional Greenland: A comparative study of local experiences from Upernavik and Ammassalik. Danish Polar Center. pp. 105, 107. ISBN 978-87-635-1261-9.
  2. ^ Upernavik, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992