Place in Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark
73°38′50″N 56°12′10″W / 73.64722°N 56.20278°W / 73.64722; -56.20278Sovereign state | Kingdom of Denmark |
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Autonomous country | Greenland |
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Municipality | Avannaata |
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Founded | 1898[1] |
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Abandoned | 1919[1] |
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Time zone | UTC-03 |
Sarfaq is a former settlement in the Upernavik Archipelago region of northwestern Greenland. It was located on Qallunaat Island, an island in Tasiusaq Bay, in the north-central part of the archipelago. The village was perched near the eastern cape of the island, on the shores of Kangerlussuaq Icefjord.[2] The settlement was abandoned in 1919.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Petersen, Robert (2003). Settlements, kinship and hunting grounds in traditional Greenland: A comparative study of local experiences from Upernavik and Ammassalik. Danish Polar Center. pp. 105, 107. ISBN 978-87-635-1261-9.
- ^ Upernavik, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
Abandoned sites in Greenland
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