The settlement is located on the northern coast of the Nuussuaq Peninsula, with a wide view over Uummannaq Fjord.

The settlement is well situated for studies of narwhal, beluga, polar bear as well as other marine resources such as the ringed seal.

Niaqornat only got electricity in 1988, however, the settlement is now able to communicate with the rest of the world via satellite and telephone and has access to the Internet.

Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with mostly cargo helicopter flights from Niaqornat Heliport to the local hub in Uummannaq.

[6] Filmmaker Sarah Gavron has documented the life of the hamlet in Village at the End of The World (released 2013)[7]