world.wikisort.org - DenmarkTasiusaq (old spelling: Tasiussaq) is an island settlement in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It had 252 inhabitants in 2020.[1] In Kalaallisut, the name means "looks like a lake".
For disambiguation, see Tasiusaq.
Place in Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark
Tasiusaq |
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 Wooden houses in Tasiusaq |
Location within Greenland |
Coordinates: 73°22′08″N 56°03′20″W |
State | Kingdom of Denmark |
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Constituent country | Greenland |
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Municipality | Avannaata |
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• Total | 252 |
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Time zone | UTC-03 |
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Postal code | 3962 Upernavik |
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Upernavik Archipelago
Main article: Upernavik Archipelago
Tasiusaq within the Upernavik Archipelago
Tasiusaq is located on Tasiusaq Island within Upernavik Archipelago, a vast archipelago of small islands on the coast of northeastern Baffin Bay. The archipelago extends from the northwestern coast of Sigguup Nunaa peninsula in the south at approximately 71°50′N 56°00′W[2] to the southern end of Melville Bay (Greenlandic: Qimusseriarsuaq) in the north at approximately 74°50′N 57°30′W.[3]
Population
Tasiusaq is one of the few settlements in the Avannaata municipality exhibiting significant growth patterns over the course of the last two decades, increasing by nearly half relative to the 1990 levels and by over 7 percent relative to the 2000 levels.[4]
Tasiusaq population growth dynamics in the last two decades.
Source: Statistics Greenland[4]
Transport
During weekdays Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with flights from Tasiusaq Heliport to Innaarsuit Heliport and to Upernavik Airport.[5]
References
Cities, towns, and villages in Greenland |
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Avannaata | | |
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Kujalleq | |
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Qeqertalik | |
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Qeqqata | |
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Sermersooq | |
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Upernavik Archipelago, Greenland |
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Bays | |
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Fjords |
- Eqalugaarsuit
- Kangerluarsuk
- Kangerlussuaq (Kangeq Peninsula)
- Kangerlussuaq Icefjord
- Nasaussap Saqqaa
- Nuussuup Kangia
- Saqqarsuaq
- Sullua
- Tasersuatsiaq
- Upernavik Icefjord
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Glaciers |
- Alanngorsuup Sermia
- Cornell
- Giesecke
- Hayes
- Illullip Sermia
- Kjer
- Nunatakassaup Sermia
- Nunatakassaup Sermia (Tasiusaq Bay)
- Upernavik
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Headlands |
- Cape Shackleton
- Nuussuup Nuua
- Wilcox Head
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Islands | Melville Bay | |
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Inussulik Bay | |
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Sugar Loaf Bay | |
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Tasiusaq Bay | |
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Baffin Bay | |
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Mountains/Nunataqs | |
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Peninsulas | |
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Straits |
- Akornat
- Ammarqua
- Appaalissiorfiup Ikerasaa
- Ikerasaa
- Ikerasak
- Ikerasakassak
- Ikerasassuaq
- Qassersuit Saqqaa
- Saqqarlersuup Sullua
- Simiuttap Ikerasaa
- Sisuarissut
- Torsukattak
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Towns/Settlements | |
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На других языках
- [en] Tasiusaq, Avannaata
[ru] Тасиусак (Каасуитсуп)
Тасиусак (гренл. Tasiusaq) — поселение в коммуне Каасуитсуп, северо-западная Гренландия. Население — 248 человек (данные на 2010 год). На гренландском языке название поселения означает «залив с небольшим стоком».
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