Torsukattak Strait
Torsukattak Strait (old spelling: Torssukátak) is a strait in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland.
Geography
Located in the northeastern part of Uummannaq Fjord, it separates the Ukkusissat Peninsula in the northeast from Appat Island in the southwest. The strait waterway is an extension of Itillarsuup Kangerlua fjord.[1] Its northwestern mouth opens into the Uummannaq Fjord 4 km southwest of the Ukkusissat settlement.
Mining
Qaqortuatsiaq, located on the northern coast of Appat Island near the shore of the strait is a former marble quarry,[2] now abandoned.[3] Mining activities in the area are likely to resume in the future,[4] providing an economic lifeline to the communities of the Uummannaq region, keeping the relatively new Qaarsut Airport open.[4]
70°58′N 51°46′W / 70.967°N 51.767°W
References
- ^ Nuussuaq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
- ^ nga.mil
- ^ kanukoka.gl Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Lufthavne bliver ikke lukket". Sermitsiaq (in Danish). 17 October 2007. Retrieved 19 May 2010.