Savissivik

Savissivik

Savissivik

Place in Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark

Savissivik (West Greenlandic; old spelling: Savigsivik) or Havighivik (Inuktun) (IATA: SVR) is a settlement in the Avannaata municipality in northern Greenland. Located on Meteorite Island, off the northern shores of Melville Bay, the settlement had 55 inhabitants in 2020.[1]

Quick Facts Havighivik, State ...

History

In the Greenlandic language, the name Savissivik means "Place of Meteoric Iron" or "Knives",[2] alluding to the numerous meteorite fragments that have been found in the area dating to about 10,000 years ago.[3] The Cape York meteorite is estimated to have weighed 100 tonnes before it exploded.[3] The iron from the meteorite is believed to have attracted migrating Inuit from Arctic Canada.[3]

Transport

Main article: Savissivik Heliport

Air Greenland operates settlement flights to Qaanaaq Airport via Pituffik Space Base.[4] 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.[5]

Population

The population of Savissivik decreased by over 40 percent relative to the 1990 levels, and by 10 percent relative to 2000 levels.[6]

Savissivik population growth dynamics in the last two decades. Source: Statistics Greenland[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland.
  2. [2]
    quarkexpeditions.com[permanent dead link]
  3. [3]
    "Lured by iron meteorite". Suluk. 4. Air Greenland: 6. 2010.
  4. [4]
    "Booking system". Air Greenland. Archived from the original on 22 April 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  5. [5]
    Air Greenland Archived 2010-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
  6. [6]
    Statistics Greenland Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Savissivik, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.