Savissivik
Savissivik
| Savissivik | |
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 Savissivik
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| Coordinates: 76°01′10″N 65°06′50″W / 76.01944°N 65.11389°WCoordinates: 76°01′10″N 65°06′50″W / 76.01944°N 65.11389°W | |
| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Greenland |
| Municipality | Qaasuitsup |
| Population (2010) | |
| - Total | 66 |
| Time zone | UTC-04 |
| Postal code | 3970 Pituffik |
Savissivik (old spelling: Savigsivik; called Havighivik in the local language Inuktun) is a settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality, in northern Greenland. Located on the northern shores of Melville Bay, the settlement had 66 inhabitants in 2010.
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History
In the Greenlandic language, the name Savissivik means 'place of meteorite iron' (savik = iron/knife), alluding to the numerous meteorites from 10.000 years ago that have been found in the area. The meteorite is estimated to have weighed 100 tonnes before it exploded. The iron from the meteorite attracted migrating Inuit from Arctic Canada.
Transport
Air Greenland operates settlement flights to Qaanaaq Airport via Thule Air Base. 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.
Population
The population of Savissivik decreased by over 40 percent relative to the 1990 levels, and by 10 percent relative to 2000 levels.
- ^ Statistics Greenland (Danish)
- ^ quarkexpeditions.com
- ^ a b c "Lured by iron meteorite". Suluk (Air Greenland) 4: 6. 2010.
- ^ "Booking system". Air Greenland. http://book.airgreenland.com/. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- ^ Air Greenland
- ^ a b Statistics Greenland
