Uummannaq, Avannaata Municipality, Greenland

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🇬🇱 Uummannaq is a town in the Avannaata municipality, in central-western Greenland. It is the eighth-largest town in Greenland, and is home to the country's most northerly ferry terminal. Founded in 1763 as Omenak, the town is a hunting and fishing base, with a canning factory and a marble quarry. In 1932 the Universal Greenland-Filmexpedition with director Arnold Fanck released the film SOS Eisberg near Uummannaq.

Uummannaq is located 590 km north of the Arctic Circle on Uummannaq Island located in the south-central arm of the Uummannaq Fjord. Uummannaq is also the general name given to the series of inlets north of the promontory at Niaqornat on the Nuussuaq Peninsula.

Transport Air Greenland operates helicopter services to Qaarsut Airport from Uummannaq Heliport. The neighbouring villages in the Uummannaq area are served by district cargo helicopters. In summer months, Royal Arctic Line operates its 'bygdeservice' with sailings by small ships to its neighbouring villages, including a service to Qaarsut.

Uummannaq, Avannaata Municipality, Greenland 
<b>Uummannaq, Avannaata Municipality, Greenland</b>
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Uummannaq has a population of over 1,407 people. Uummannaq also forms part of the wider Avannaata municipality which has a population of over 10,726 people.

Twin Towns - Sister Cities Uummannaq has links with:

🇩🇰 Helsingør, Denmark 🇫🇴 Runavík, Faroe Islands
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North of: 70.675

🇧🇷 Dracena 121.483

🇬🇭 Ga West 314299

South of: 70.675

🇳🇴 Vadsø 70.08

🇳🇴 Alta 69.968

🇳🇴 Tromsø 69.565

🇷🇺 Norilsk 69.333

🇷🇺 Murmansk 68.972

🇳🇴 Harstad 68.801

🇷🇺 Apatity 67.563

🇷🇺 Vorkuta 67.5

🇳🇴 Bodø 67.283

🇸🇪 Gällivare 67.13

East of: -52.123

🇧🇷 Rio Grande -52.099

🇧🇷 Concórdia -52.023

🇧🇷 São Félix do Xingu -51.983

🇧🇷 Maringá -51.917

🇧🇷 Sarandi -51.867

🇧🇷 Santana -51.85

🇧🇷 Jataí -51.817

🇬🇱 Nuuk -51.694

🇧🇷 Três Lagoas -51.667

🇧🇷 Dracena -51.533

Antipodal to Uummannaq is: 127.877,-70.675

Locations Near: Uummannaq -52.123,70.6746

🇬🇱 Nuuk -51.694,64.181 d: 722.2  

🇨🇦 Stephenville -58.567,48.55 d: 2483.4  

🇨🇦 St. John's -52.712,47.561 d: 2570.3  

🇨🇦 Sept-Îles -66.383,50.217 d: 2390.9  

🇨🇦 Gaspé -64.483,48.833 d: 2513.7  

🇨🇦 Sydney -60.192,46.147 d: 2762  

🇨🇦 Matane -67.533,48.85 d: 2557.6  

🇨🇦 Baie-Comeau -68.15,49.217 d: 2528.3  

🇨🇦 Charlottetown -63.133,46.233 d: 2781.9  

🇨🇦 Rimouski -68.53,48.45 d: 2617.7  

Antipodal to: Uummannaq 127.877,-70.675

🇦🇺 Hobart 147.33,-42.883 d: 16740.6  

🇦🇺 Rosny Park 147.367,-42.85 d: 16736.4  

🇦🇺 Burnie 145.867,-41.05 d: 16567  

🇦🇺 Launceston 147.133,-41.433 d: 16586.9  

🇦🇺 Mount Gambier 140.781,-37.828 d: 16285.9  

🇦🇺 Greater Geelong 144.35,-38.15 d: 16273.8  

🇦🇺 Geelong 144.356,-38.147 d: 16273.5  

🇦🇺 Rosebud 144.918,-38.356 d: 16287.9  

🇦🇺 Victor Harbor 138.617,-35.55 d: 16057.5  

🇦🇺 Ballarat 143.855,-37.562 d: 16216.5  

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