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'''Siorapaluk''' ([[Kalaallisut language|West Greenlandic]]) or '''Hiurapaluk''' ([[Inuktun|Polar |
'''Siorapaluk''' ([[Kalaallisut language|West Greenlandic]]) or '''Hiurapaluk''' ([[Inuktun|Polar Inuit]]) is a settlement in the [[Qaanaaq]] area of the [[Avannaata]] [[municipalities of Greenland|municipality]] in northern [[Greenland]]. The settlement is located in the northern shore of the [[Siorapaluup Kangerlua]] (Robertson Fjord).<ref name="mapcarta">{{cite web|url=https://mapcarta.com/20007934|title=Siorapaluk|work=Mapcarta|access-date=27 March 2019}}</ref> It has a population of 43<ref>{{cite web|title= Population by Localities|url = http://bank.stat.gl/pxweb/en/Greenland/Greenland__BE__BE01__BE0120/BEXST4.PX/?rxid=a1551b20-d1d5-4bcf-a80c-de114c001595|publisher = Statistical Greenland}}</ref> who speak the [[Inuktun]] language of the [[Inughuit|Polar Inuit]] as well as the [[Kalaallisut language|Kalaallisut]] dialect of Greenlandic. Many of the inhabitants are direct descendants of the last migration of Inuit from [[Canada]] in the 20th century.{{cn|date=June 2023}} |
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Siorapaluk is the northernmost inhabited public settlement in Greenland, and one of the [[Northernmost settlements|northernmost such settlements in the world]], surpassed only by a few villages in [[Svalbard]]. It is also the world's northernmost place inhabited by natives. |
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Siorapaluk is located in the northern shore of the [[Siorapaluup Kangerlua]] (Robertson Fjord).<ref name="mapcarta">{{cite web|url=https://mapcarta.com/20007934|title=Siorapaluk|work=Mapcarta|access-date=27 March 2019}}</ref> |
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==Hunting== |
==Hunting== |
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==Transport== |
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{{main|Siorapaluk Heliport}} |
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[[Air Greenland]] operates settlement flights to [[Qaanaaq Airport]] and to [[Savissivik Heliport]] via [[ |
[[Air Greenland]] operates settlement flights to [[Qaanaaq Airport]] and to [[Savissivik Heliport]] via [[Pituffik Space Base]].<ref name="book">{{cite web |url=http://book.airgreenland.com/ |publisher=Air Greenland |title=Booking system |access-date=9 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100422211033/http://book.airgreenland.com/ |archive-date=22 April 2010 }}</ref> The distance to Qaanaaq is 45 km. The twice-weekly flights are subsidized by the Government of Greenland. Transfers at the airbase are subject to access restrictions by the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)|Danish Foreign Ministry]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://airgreenland.com/information/voresdestinationer/flybilletter_til_pituffik_thule/|title=Air Greenland|website=airgreenland.com|access-date=29 June 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617204451/http://airgreenland.com/information/voresdestinationer/flybilletter_til_pituffik_thule/|archive-date=17 June 2010}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 11:30, 19 August 2024
Siorapaluk
Hiurapaluk | |
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 Siorapaluk | |
  Siorapaluk Location within Greenland | |
| Coordinates: 77°47′08″N 70°38′00″W / 77.78556°N 70.63333°W | |
| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Grönland |
| Municipality | Avannaata |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 43 |
| Time zone | UTC-04 |
| Postal code | 3971 Qaanaaq |
Siorapaluk (West Greenlandic) or Hiurapaluk (Polar Inuit) is a settlement in the Qaanaaq area of the Avannaata municipality in northern Greenland. The settlement is located in the northern shore of the Siorapaluup Kangerlua (Robertson Fjord).[1] It has a population of 43[2] who speak the Inuktun language of the Polar Inuit as well as the Kalaallisut dialect of Greenlandic. Many of the inhabitants are direct descendants of the last migration of Inuit from Canada in the 20th century.[citation needed]
Siorapaluk is the northernmost inhabited public settlement in Greenland, and one of the northernmost such settlements in the world, surpassed only by a few villages in Svalbard. It is also the world's northernmost place inhabited by natives.
Hunting
[edit]There is good hunting in the area of the settlement, and the cliffs around it function as breeding grounds for dovekie (UK English: little auk) (Alle alle) and the thick-billed murre (UK English: Brünnich's guillemot) (Uria lomvia). There are many Arctic foxes and Arctic hares in the area and an abundance of seals and walruses which are hunted.
Infrastructure
[edit]Siorapaluk has an electrical power plant, direct satellite radio and TV-broadcasting, a well stocked store and telephone service. The settlement's school is combined with its church and a small public library. Although there are no resident medical facilities, the settlement is visited regularly by a physician and a dentist.
Transport
[edit]Air Greenland operates settlement flights to Qaanaaq Airport and to Savissivik Heliport via Pituffik Space Base.[3] The distance to Qaanaaq is 45 km. The twice-weekly flights are subsidized by the Government of Greenland. Transfers at the airbase are subject to access restrictions by the Danish Foreign Ministry.[4]
Population
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References
[edit]- ^ "Siorapaluk". Mapcarta. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland.
- ^ "Booking system". Air Greenland. Archived from the original on 22 April 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- ^ "Air Greenland". airgreenland.com. Archived from the original on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ Statistics Greenland Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
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