Upernavik Archipelago
Today the Upernavik Archipelago is sparsely populated, despite the relatively high number of settlements scattered across its entire length.
These are some of the islands of the group: Aappilattoq (Upernavik Icefjord) • Aappilattoq (Tasiusaq Bay) • Akia • Akuliaruseq • Amarortalik • Amitsorsuaq • Anarusuk • Apparsuit • Atilissuaq • Aukarnersuaq • Ateqanngitsorsuaq • Horse Head • Ikerasakassak • Ikermoissuaq • Ikermiut • Illunnguit • Innaarsuit • Inussullissuaq • Iperaq • Itissaalik • Kangaarsuk • Karrat • Kiatassuaq • Kiataussaq • Kingittorsuaq • Kullorsuaq • Maniitsoq • Mattaangassut • Mernoq • Naajaat • Nako • Nasaussaq • Nuluuk • Nunaa • Nunatarsuaq • Nutaarmiut • Nutaarmiut (Tasiusaq Bay) • Nuuluk • Paagussat • Paornivik • Puugutaa • Qaarsorsuaq • Qaarsorsuatsiaq • Qallunaat • Qaneq • Qaqaarissorsuaq • Qasse • Qeqertaq • Qeqertarsuaq (Kangerlussuaq Icefjord) • Qeqertarsuaq (Nasaussap Saqqaa) • Qeqertarsuaq (Upernavik Icefjord) • Qullikorsuit • Saarlia • Saattoq • Saattorsuaq • Saattup Akia • Sanningassoq • Saqqarlersuaq • Singarnaq-Annertussoq • Sisuarsuit • Sugar Loaf • Taartoq • Tasiusaq • Timilersua • Tukingassoq • Tussaaq • Tuttorqortooq • Uigorlersuaq • Uilortussoq • Upernavik From north to south, the following are the towns and villages in the archipelago: Fishing is the mainstay of the area,[3] although the more northern settlements still rely on traditional hunting of fur seals, walruses, and whales to supplement the family economy.
Four of the settlements in the archipelago (Naajaat, Nuussuaq, Kullorsuaq, and Upernavik Kujalleq) are listed in the top 10 poorest within Greenland.
[9] Departure times for these flights as specified during booking are by definition approximate, with the settlement service optimized on the fly depending on local demand for a given day.
Until 2006, Arctic Umiaq Line had provided ferry services from Upernavik to Nuuk, calling at Uummannaq, Ilulissat, and Aasiaat within the Avannaata and Qeqertalik municipalities.
