Niaqornaarsuk (Nanortalik)

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Niaqornaarsuk (small area with head-shaped rocks)
Niaĸornârssuk
Commune Kujalleq municipality
District Nanortalics
Geographical location 60 ° 32 ′ 5 ″  N , 45 ° 14 ′ 0 ″  W Coordinates: 60 ° 32 ′ 5 ″  N , 45 ° 14 ′ 0 ″  W.
Niaqornaarsuk (Greenland)
Niaqornaarsuk
Residents 0
(1979)
Time zone UTC-3

Niaqornaarsuk [ niɑˌqɔˈnːɑːsːuk ] (according to the old spelling Nia nachornârssuk ) is a deserted, fallen Greenland shepherd settlement in the Nanortalik district in Kujalleq municipality .

location

Niaqornaarsuk is located south of a cape of the same name on the Aanerup Kuua River and on the east bank of the Uunartup Kangerlua . On the opposite side of the fjord is the abandoned shepherd's settlement Narsarsuaq . 11 km to the north-west is Ammassivik, the next larger town.

Population development

Niaqornaarsuk is given for 1977 with two inhabitants and for 1978 with one. The shepherd's settlement has been abandoned since then.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Map with all official place names confirmed by Oqaasileriffik , provided by Asiaq .
  2. ↑ Lokaliteter i Grønland at stat.gl (PDF).