Avannaa

Avannaa (in Kalaallisut) or Nordgrønland (in Danish, i.e. “North-Greenland”, also named Avannaarsua or Avanersuaq ) is one of the three counties - or amter - Greenland. Qaanaaq, the only city of the county, is the seat.

Description

Located at the extreme north of Greenland, Avannaa counts only 843 inhabitants on a free territory of ice of 106.700 km ², that is to say a Population density of 0,0079 inhabitant by the km ², lowest of the world for an administrative subdivision of this kind. The total surface area of Avannaa, by including the Icecap, exceeds 500.000 km ². Avannaa has a greater proportion of released ground of ice (for example, the Ground of Peary) that other zones of Greenland because of its geographical location: precipitations are very weak there.

Subdivisions

Avannaa is divided into a not-built-in Municipalité and two zones:

• the municipality of Qaanaaq
• the air base of Thulé (Pituffik), wedged inside the municipality of Qaanaaq
• the National park of the North-East of Greenland, in the north of the county.

See too

Internal bonds

• Kitaa
• Qaanaaq
• Siorapaluk
• Subdivisions of Greenland
• Thulé
• Tunu

References

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