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.
7-662: Illorsuit ( Greenlandic pronunciation: [iɬːɔsːuit] ; old spelling: Igdlorssuit ) is a former settlement in Avannaata municipality, in western Greenland . Located on the northeastern shore of Illorsuit Island − northwest of Uummannaq at the mouth of the Uummannaq Fjord − the settlement had 91 inhabitants in 2010. It was abandoned in 2018. On 17 June 2017, a landslide measuring 300 m × 1,100 m (980 ft × 3,610 ft) fell about 1,000 m (3,280 ft) into Karrat Fjord , generating
14-496: A megatsunami that hit Nuugaatsiaq . Initially it was unclear if the landslide was caused by a small earthquake (magnitude 4), but later it was confirmed that the landslide had caused the tremors. The tsunami had an initial height of 90 to 100 m (295 to 328 ft), but it was significantly lower once it hit Nuugaatsiaq, where it had a run-up height of 9 metres (30 ft). Four people were killed and nine were injured at Nuugaatsiaq, and eleven buildings were washed into
21-520: 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
28-430: 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 ,
35-676: 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 the southern end of
42-458: The village as part of government contract, with mostly cargo helicopter flights from Illorsuit Heliport to Nuugaatsiaq and Uummannaq . Before Illorsuit's abandonment, its population had dropped by 28 percent relative to the 1990 levels and by nearly 17 percent relative to the 2000 levels, reflecting a general trend in the region. This Greenland location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Avannaata In
49-405: The water. Illorsuit also suffered tsunami damage. An evacuation of 170 residents of Illorsuit and Nuugaatsiaq followed because of a danger of additional landslides and waves. Illorsuit was abandoned in 2018, and as of March 2023, both llorsuit and Nuugaatsiaq remained uninhabited due to the continuing threat of landslide-generated tsunamis. Prior to Illorsuit′s abandonment, Air Greenland served
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