Travel Guide L’ile D’uummannaq

Uummannaq (literally "heart-shaped") is located 600 km north of the Arctic Circle on the homonymous 12 km2 island, of which it occupies about 10% of its southern surface area. It owes its name to Mount Uummannaq (1,170 m) and its curious appearance with two peaks of similar size in the shape of a heart. The population of the city has declined slightly, with now about 1,300 people (out of the 2,600 on the island, spread over seven villages). The island is a rocky territory, with the southern half rising gradually in altitude towards the north, towards the mountain. While the southern part is an undulating granite plateau (dotted with pools) that falls into the sea in steep cliffs, the northeast coast has a large cone of scree.In Uummannaq itself, you will have the opportunity to see a church built in 1935 (visit the bell tower on request) out of granite blocks cut from the nearest hill as well as a number of old buildings and well-preserved traditional peat houses. One of them was in use until 1980