Avannaata ( Greenlandic pronunciation: [avanːaːta] , Danish : Norden , lit. 'The Northern') is a municipality of Greenland created on 1 January 2018 from the bulk of the former Qaasuitsup municipality. It encompasses an area of 522,700 km and has 10,726 inhabitants.
6-659: In the south, Avannaata is flanked by the Qeqertalik municipality. In the southeast, it is bordered by the Sermersooq municipality, however this border runs north–south ( 45° West meridian ) through the center of the Greenland ice sheet ( Greenlandic : Sermersuaq ), and as such is free of traffic. In the east and northeast it is bordered by the Northeast Greenland National Park . At
12-460: Is a municipality of Greenland created in 2018 from four southern regions of the former Qaasuitsup Municipality. It is the least populated municipality at a population of 6,340, despite this it is the 2nd most densely populated municipality with 0.11 people per square kilometer. Qeqertalik Municipality is flanked in the south by the Qeqqata municipality and in the northeast by Avannaata . Over
18-490: The West Greenlandic dialect, is spoken in the towns and settlements of the western and northwestern coasts. Inuktun is also spoken in and around Qaanaaq. This Greenland location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Qeqertalik Qeqertalik ( Greenlandic pronunciation: [qɜqɜtːalik] , Danish : Område med øer , lit. 'Area with islands')
24-448: The ice cap, it is bordered in the east by the Sermersooq municipality, however this border runs north–south ( 45° West meridian ) through the center of the Greenland ice sheet ( Greenlandic : Sermersuaq ), and as such is free of traffic. Communities of Qeqertalik encircle Disko Bay , an inlet of the larger Baffin Bay , while the northeastern shores and Nuussuaq Peninsula belong to
30-429: The municipality. In the far northwest near Qaanaaq and Siorapaluk , the municipal shores extend into Nares Strait , which separates Greenland from Ellesmere Island . Avannaata's western side extends to the formerly disputed Hans Island 's eastern half, while Canada's Qiqiktaluuk Region administers the western half. Avannaata's municipal council consists of 17 members, elected every four years. Kalaallisut ,
36-491: The southern end of the municipal coastline are the waters of Disko Bay , although some Disko Bay communities belong to the municipality of Qeqertalik . This bay is an inlet of the larger Baffin Bay , which to the north edges into the island of Greenland in the form of Melville Bay . The coastline of northeastern Baffin Bay is dotted with islands of the Upernavik Archipelago , which is entirely contained within
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