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Nuussuaq Peninsula
Nuussuaq Peninsula (Greenlandic pronunciation: [nuːsːuɑq], old spelling: Nûgssuaq) is a large (180 by 48 kilometres (112 mi × 30 mi)) peninsula in western Greenland.
The waters around the peninsula are that of Baffin Bay. To the south and southwest the peninsula is bounded by Disko Bay, an inlet of Baffin Bay. It is separated from Qeqertarsuaq Island by Sullorsuaq Strait, known in Danish as Vaigat Strait, which connects Disko Bay with Baffin Bay. To the northeast, it is bounded by the Uummannaq Fjord system.
The peninsula is mountainous, with the highest summit reaching 2,144 metres (7,034 ft). The spinal range splits in two to the northwest of the base of the peninsula, with the southern arm forming the coastal range, the central arm almost entirely glaciated, and continuing northwest the entire length of the peninsula. The two arms are dissected by a deep Kuussuaq Valley, partially filled in the center with Sarqap Tassersuaq, a glacial, emerald lake.
The entire Nuussuaq Peninsula experiences a tundra climate (Köppen: ET); with short, quite cool summers and long, frigid winters.
Eastern settlements such as Uummannaq and Qaarsut are sheltered from the coastal winds by the high, glaciated Qilertinnguit mountain. Consequently, occasional strong foehn winds from the southeast can occur, raising the temperature above freezing even in winter. Moreover, this causes the area to be considered as the sunniest spot in Greenland. Climate data below was collated from 2000 to 2020 at Qaarsut Airport, representative of leeward locations.
The Nuusuaq weather station has operated since 1991. It showcases the climate on the peninsula's west coast. Due to its exposed position next to the Baffin Bay, it has a lower seasonal temperature range, smaller diurnal temperature variation greater seasonal lag and higher relative humidity compared with the Qaarsut Airport station.
The peninsula is administered as part of the Avannaata municipality. The main settlements are Qaarsut and Niaqornat on the northwestern shore, Saqqaq on the southeastern shore, at the foot of the Livets Top mountain (1,150 metres (3,773 ft)), and Qeqertaq on a small island just off the southern shore, at the base of the peninsula.
Archaeological excavations in Qilakitsoq on the southwestern shore revealed the existence of an ancient Arctic culture later named the Saqqaq culture that inhabited the area of west-central Greenland between 2500 BCE and 800 BCE.
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Nuussuaq Peninsula
Nuussuaq Peninsula (Greenlandic pronunciation: [nuːsːuɑq], old spelling: Nûgssuaq) is a large (180 by 48 kilometres (112 mi × 30 mi)) peninsula in western Greenland.
The waters around the peninsula are that of Baffin Bay. To the south and southwest the peninsula is bounded by Disko Bay, an inlet of Baffin Bay. It is separated from Qeqertarsuaq Island by Sullorsuaq Strait, known in Danish as Vaigat Strait, which connects Disko Bay with Baffin Bay. To the northeast, it is bounded by the Uummannaq Fjord system.
The peninsula is mountainous, with the highest summit reaching 2,144 metres (7,034 ft). The spinal range splits in two to the northwest of the base of the peninsula, with the southern arm forming the coastal range, the central arm almost entirely glaciated, and continuing northwest the entire length of the peninsula. The two arms are dissected by a deep Kuussuaq Valley, partially filled in the center with Sarqap Tassersuaq, a glacial, emerald lake.
The entire Nuussuaq Peninsula experiences a tundra climate (Köppen: ET); with short, quite cool summers and long, frigid winters.
Eastern settlements such as Uummannaq and Qaarsut are sheltered from the coastal winds by the high, glaciated Qilertinnguit mountain. Consequently, occasional strong foehn winds from the southeast can occur, raising the temperature above freezing even in winter. Moreover, this causes the area to be considered as the sunniest spot in Greenland. Climate data below was collated from 2000 to 2020 at Qaarsut Airport, representative of leeward locations.
The Nuusuaq weather station has operated since 1991. It showcases the climate on the peninsula's west coast. Due to its exposed position next to the Baffin Bay, it has a lower seasonal temperature range, smaller diurnal temperature variation greater seasonal lag and higher relative humidity compared with the Qaarsut Airport station.
The peninsula is administered as part of the Avannaata municipality. The main settlements are Qaarsut and Niaqornat on the northwestern shore, Saqqaq on the southeastern shore, at the foot of the Livets Top mountain (1,150 metres (3,773 ft)), and Qeqertaq on a small island just off the southern shore, at the base of the peninsula.
Archaeological excavations in Qilakitsoq on the southwestern shore revealed the existence of an ancient Arctic culture later named the Saqqaq culture that inhabited the area of west-central Greenland between 2500 BCE and 800 BCE.