Ammassalik Fjord (old spelling: Angmagssalik Fjord ) is a 41 km (25.5 mi) long fjord in the Sermersooq municipality in southeastern Greenland .
7-493: The head of the fjord at 65°58′N 37°06′W / 65.967°N 37.100°W / 65.967; -37.100 is formed by the confluence of two narrow, tributary fjords: Qingertivaq Fjord and Tasiilaq Fjord (one of two fjords of that name). The fjord has a north-to-south orientation in its northern part, to then turn midway to the south-west-south at approximately 65°50′N 37°03′W / 65.833°N 37.050°W / 65.833; -37.050 . While
14-597: Is an island in the Sermersooq municipality in southeastern Greenland , with an area of 772 km (298.1 sq mi). Ammassalik Island is located in the King Christian IX Land region. Separating Ammassalik Island from the mainland of Greenland are the wide Sermilik Fjord in the west and the Ikaasartivaq Strait in the northeast. To the east and southeast, the progressively wider southern half of
21-596: The Ammassalik Fjord separates the island from the remainder of the eponymous Ammassalik Archipelago. Islands in the archipelago include Kulusuk Island , across the Torsuut Tunoq sound, and Apusiaajik Island , the largest. Ammassalik Island's southern coast borders the Irminger Sea , a marginal sea of the open North Atlantic . The town of Tasiilaq is located on the island's southeastern side. The highest point of
28-563: The central fjord's eastern coast, perched on the tip of a partially glaciated peninsula. The main settlement of the Ammassalik archipelago is the town of Tasiilaq , located on the island of Ammassalik , near the mouth of the tributary Tasiilaq Fjord ( Danish : Kong Oscars Havn ), just south of the mouth of Ammassalik Fjord. Further to the southeast, Kulusuk village occupies the northern shore of Kulusuk Island . Ammassalik Island Ammassalik Island ( Danish : King Oscar Island )
35-462: The island is a glaciated peak in the northern part, at 1,352 m (4,435.7 ft). The only permanently inhabited settlement on the island is Tasiilaq town on the south coast of the island, with 1,893 inhabitants as of 2009 , the most populous community on the eastern coast, and the seventh-largest town in Greenland. The research station Sermilik is located 15 km northwest of Tasiilaq on
42-473: The mainland connects the fjord to the wider Sermilik Fjord in the west, while the Torsuut Tunoq sound and the Ikaasaartik Strait connect the fjord to the open North Atlantic. Gustav Holm writes that in the winter of 1884–5, there were 225 Inuit living on the fjord in seven villages: There are three settlements in the vicinity of the fjord. The only village on the mainland is Kuummiit , located on
49-449: The shores of the northern part separate peninsulas of the mainland of Greenland, the southern, progressively wider half of the fjord separates the large Ammassalik Island in the west from islands of the eponymous Ammassalik Archipelago in the east and southeast, including the largest, Apusiaajik Island . The fjord is joined by narrow waterways with other waterbodies in the region: the Ikaasartivaq Strait separating Ammassalik Island from
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