Uummannaq
Ûmañak, Ũmánaĸ | |
---|---|
![]() Uummannaq | |
Coordinates: 70°40′29″N 52°07′35″W / 70.67472°N 52.12639°W | |
State | ![]() |
Constituent country | ![]() |
Municipality | Avannaata |
Founded | 1763 |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,407[1] |
Time zone | UTC-03 |
Postal code | 3961 |
Uummannaq[2] is a town in the Avannaata municipality, in central-western Greenland. With 1,407 inhabitants in 2020,[1] it is the eighth-largest town in Greenland, and is home to the country's most northerly ferry terminal. Founded in 1763[3] as Omenak,[4] the town is a hunting and fishing base, with a canning factory and a marble quarry.[5] In 1932, the Universal Greenland-Filmexpedition with director Arnold Fanck released the film S.O.S. Eisberg near Uummannaq.[6]
© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search