Uummannaq
in Qaasuitsup, Greenland

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
70.674 and -52.125 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 70° 40' 27" and W -52° 7' 31"
Currency and Currency Code:
Krone - DKK
Spoken languages:
Kalaallisut, Danish, English
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 07:46 AM (Thursday)
Timezone: America/Godthab
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
9:00 am and 9:00 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-43.558 and 146.891 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Catamaran
References
This place on Wikipedia
This place on Geonames.org

Discover Uummannaq

Uummannaq in Qaasuitsup with it's 1,299 citizens is a town in Greenland about 5,408 mi (or 8,704 km) north-west of , the country's capital city.

Current time in Uummannaq is now 07:46 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / Godthab with an UTC offset of -3 hours. We know of 3 airports near Uummannaq. The closest airport in Greenland is Qaarsut Airport in a distance of 14 mi (or 22 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ilulissat, Sisimiut, , and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: -9°C / 16 °F

Morning Temperature -4°C / 24 °F
Evening Temperature -12°C / 10 °F
Night Temperature -14°C / 6 °F
Chance of rainfall 5%
Air Humidity 96%
Air Pressure 1031 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 88% of sky
General Conditions Snow

Thursday, 21st of November 2024

-17°C (1 °F)
-14°C (6 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.

Friday, 22nd of November 2024

-14°C (6 °F)
-15°C (5 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.

Saturday, 23rd of November 2024

-7°C (19 °F)
-3°C (26 °F)
Snow, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Jaakuaraq Avanarleqmoot 2008 Jason Box

Published: February 03, 2009
Length: 01:36 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Jason Box

This is a video tribute I (Jason Box) made July 2008 to the man Jakob of Uummannaq, a great 71 years old boatsman! Can you believe he's 71?! He boated us through sea ice to and from remote...


Quand c'est la nuit polaire - S02E02 Discovery Greenland

Published: March 03, 2015
Length: 26:11 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: UnderThePoleVideos

Dans ce nouvel épisode, retour sur la nuit polaire durant laquelle le WHY s'est fait prendre par la banquise ! L'année 2015 a bien commencé pour les équipiers d'Under The Pole avec des...


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Uummannaq Island

Uummannaq Island is a small (12 km) island in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. Located in the south-central part of the Uummannaq Fjord, it is home to the most prominent mountain on the Arctic coast of western Greenland and to Uummannaq, the largest town north of Ilulissat. The island is separated from Nuussuaq Peninsula in the southwest by Sarqarput Strait in the southern arm of Uummannaq Fjord.

Located at 70.7031, -52.1333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Islands of Greenland, Uummannaq, Uummannaq Fjord

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Umanak, Ũmánaq, Uummannaq, UMD, ウマナック, უუმანაკი, 우마르나크, Уумманнак, Umanakas, Уманак, Umanaks, 烏瑪納克