Torsukattak Strait
Torsukattak Strait (old spelling: Torssukátak) is a strait in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.
Geography[]
Located in the northeastern part of Uummannaq Fjord, it separates the in the northeast from Appat Island in the southwest. The strait waterway is an extension of fjord.[1] Its northwestern mouth opens into the Uummannaq Fjord 4 km southwest of the Ukkusissat settlement.
Mining[]
Qaqortuatsiaq, located on the northern coast of Appat Island near the shore of the strait is a former marble quarry,[2] now abandoned.[3] Mining activities in the area are likely to resume in the future,[4] providing an economic lifeline to the communities of the Uummannaq region, keeping the relatively new Qaarsut Airport open.[4]
Coordinates: 70°58′N 51°46′W / 70.967°N 51.767°W
References[]
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- ^ Nuussuaq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
- ^ Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 181: Greenland and Iceland (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 58-59.
- ^ kanukoka.gl Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Lufthavne bliver ikke lukket". Sermitsiaq (in Danish). 17 October 2007. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
- Straits of Greenland
- Uummannaq Fjord