- Ammassalik
Ammassalik is one of two municipalities in East
Greenland (Tunu), the other one beingIlloqqortoormiut (further north). It is in the south of East Greenland, and with an area of 232,100 km², most of it on the ice sheet, it is the largest municipality of East Greenland. The population was 3,031 on1 January 2005 . Due to its size, the municipalities borders with more municipalities than any other in Greenland (10):
*Nanortalik (south)
*Narsaq (west)
*Qaqortoq (west)
*Paamiut (west)
*Maniitsoq (west)
*Sisimiut (west)
*Kangaatsiaq (west)
*Qasigiannguit (west)
*Nuuk (west)
*Illoqqortoormiut (north)For the most part, the municipality boundaries are laid out as straight lines on the
ice cap , such as the 44°W circle oflongitude (the western border), and 69°N circle oflatitude (the northern border). In the east, it borders on theNorth Atlantic Ocean and theDenmark Strait .The town (capital) is called
Tasiilaq , pop. 1,849. It is located on theisland of Ammassalik Ø, which has an area of 772 km². All villages are within about 80 km of Tasiilaq:
*Ikkatteq (Ikâteq), pop. 1 (on a small island just east of Ammassalik Ø)
*Isortoq (Isertoq), pop. 120
*Kulusuk (Cape Dan), pop. 310 (on an island east of Ammassalik Ø)
*Kuummiut (Kúngmiut), pop. 392
*Qernertuarssuit, abandoned by1 January 2005 (pop. 1 on1 January 2004 )
*Sermiligaaq (Sermiligâq), pop. 212
*Tiniteqilaaq , pop. 148Ammassalik is also the home to the
Arctic Team Challenge , an adventure race.External links
* [http://www.ammassalik.gl/ Official Ammassalik website]
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