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This article is about the former settlement in Ammassalik Fjord. For the bay further south, see Umivik Bay. Place in Greenland
Umivik
Umivik is located in GreenlandUmivikUmivikLocation in Sermersooq, Greenland
Coordinates: 65°39′N 037°12′W / 65.650°N 37.200°W / 65.650; -37.200
CountryGreenland

Umivik is an abandoned settlement at Ammassalik Fjord. As of the winter of 1884–5, 19 Inuit lived there in a single dwelling. The U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency classifies Umiviik/Umîvik as a ruin at 65°39′N 37°12′W / 65.65°N 37.2°W / 65.65; -37.2 (Umivik), which is on the west side of Apusiaajik Island.

See also

References

  1. ^ Umivik at GEOnet Names Server (Unique Feature Identifier = -2087250). National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 20 April 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  2. Meddelelser Om Grønland. C. A. Reitzels Forlag. 1889. p. 213.
  3. Meddelelser Om Grønland. C. A. Reitzels Forlag. 1914. ISBN 9780404116897.

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Abandoned sites in Greenland
Avannaata
Qeqertalik
Qeqqata
Sermersooq
Kujalleq
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Greenland
Western (Vestribyggð)
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Bluie East
Bluie West
DEW line
Project Iceworm
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Paleo-Eskimo


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