Sarfaq

Sarfaq
Sarfaq Location within Greenland
Coordinates: 73°38′50″N 56°12′10″W / 73.64722°N 56.20278°WCoordinates: 73°38′50″N 56°12′10″W / 73.64722°N 56.20278°W
State	Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country	Greenland
Municipality	Qaasuitsup
Founded	1898[1]
Abandoned	1919[1]
Time zone	UTC-03

Sarfaq is a former settlement in the Upernavik Archipelago region of northwestern Greenland. It was located on Qallunaat Island, an island in Tasiusaq Bay, in the north-central part of the archipelago. The village was perched near the eastern cape of the island, on the shores of Kangerlussuaq Icefjord.^[2] The settlement was abandoned in 1919.^[1]

References

1. Petersen, Robert (2003). Settlements, kinship and hunting grounds in traditional Greenland: A comparative study of local experiences from Upernavik and Ammassalik. Danish Polar Center. pp. 105,107. ISBN 978-87-635-1261-9.
2. Upernavik, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992