Sarfaq

Sarfaq
Sarfaq
	Sarfaq Location within Greenland
	Coordinates: 73°38′50″N 56°12′10″W / 73.64722°N 56.20278°W
Sovereign state	Kingdom of Denmark
Autonomous country	Greenland
Municipality	Avannaata
Founded	1898
Abandoned	1919
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

1 2 3 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

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[hunt-1] 1 2 3 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.

[saga-2] Upernavik, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992

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