Ukkusissat | |
|---|---|
 Ukkusissat | |
  Ukkusissat Location within Greenland | |
| Coordinates: 71°02′57″N 51°53′15″W / 71.04917°N 51.88750°W | |
| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Greenland |
| Municipality | Avannaata |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jakob Amossen |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 154 |
| Time zone | UTC−02:00 (Western Greenland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−01:00 (Western Greenland Summer Time) |
| Postal code | 3961 Uummannaq |
Ukkusissat (Greenlandic pronunciation: [ukːusisːat], old spelling: Uvkusigssat) is a settlement in Avannaata municipality, in northwestern Greenland. The population of the settlement was 154 in 2020.[2] The name means soapstone.[3]
- ^ knr.gl (in Danish)
- ^ "Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland.
- ^ Jensen, Jens Fog; Erik Brinch Petersen (1998). "Raw material distribution - social space, social interaction". Acta Borealia. 15 (2): 139–152. doi:10.1080/08003839808580482. ISSN 0800-3831.
Major historic quarries for soapstone are known from the Nuuk area to the south as well as from the Bay of Uummannaq to the north of Nuussuaq, at the village of Ukkusissat (ukkusissaq meaning 'soapstone').