Maniitsoq

Coordinates: 65°25′00″N 52°54′00″W / 65.41667°N 52.90000°W / 65.41667; -52.90000
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"Sukkertoppen, Greenland" redirects here. For the ice cap, see Maniitsoq Ice Cap.
Maniitsoq
Sukkertoppen
Town
UTC-03
Postal code
3912
Websitemaniitsoq.gl

Maniitsoq (Greenlandic pronunciation:

municipality. With 2,534 inhabitants as of 2020,[1] it is the sixth-largest town
in Greenland.

History

Archaeological finds indicate that the area has been settled for more than 4,000 years.[citation needed]

The modern town was founded as New or Nye-Maniitsoq

Danish colonists relocating from the original Sukkertoppen, a trading post founded in 1755 at the site of present-day Kangaamiut.[7]
In time, the original name was taken up again.

In the 19th century, the town served as a major trading post for the Royal Greenland Trading Department's trade in reindeer hides.[8]

Qeqqata Municipality
.

Industry

There have been plans for an

Greenland Home Rule Government in order to address potential environmental and social concerns.[14][15]

Transport

Air

Main article: Maniitsoq Airport

Maniitsoq is served by Air Greenland with flights to Nuuk, Kangerlussuaq, and Sisimiut.[16]

Sea

Maniitsoq is a port of call for the

Arctic Umiaq ferry.[17]

Population

With 2,534 inhabitants as of 2020[update], Maniitsoq has experienced a decline in population over a long period of time.[1] The town has lost almost 15% of its population relative to 1990 levels, and nearly 9% relative to 2000 levels.[1]

Migrants from the smaller settlements such as rapidly depopulating Kangaamiut choose to migrate to Sisimiut, the capital in Nuuk, and sometimes to Denmark, rather than Maniitsoq. Kangerlussuaq and Sisimiut are the only settlement in the Qeqqata municipality exhibiting stable growth patterns over the last two decades.

Maniitsoq population dynamics
Maniitsoq population dynamics, 1991-2010. Source: Statistics Greenland[1]

Notable people

Sukkertoppen Church, Maniitsoq

Literature

The novel The Prophets of Eternal Fjord by Kim Leine is set in Sukkertoppen.

Maniitsoq structure

Main article: Maniitsoq structure

The Maniitsoq structure is a proposed 3 billion-year-old impact structure located in the Akia terrane of the North Atlantic Craton,[18][19] centred about 55 km (34 mi) south-east of the town of Maniitsoq, Greenland, at 65°15′N 51°50′W / 65.250°N 51.833°W / 65.250; -51.833 (Maniitsoq). However, the Maniitsoq structure has not been widely recognised as an impact structure, and the proposal was criticised for not meeting established criteria for recognising impact craters.[19][20] Subsequent studies in the region have found no evidence for an impact structure, and a number of observations that directly contradict the earlier impact structure proposals.[21][22][23][24] The Maniitsoq structure is not recognised as an impact structure by the Earth Impact Database.[25]

Twin towns – sister cities

Maniitsoq is

twinned
with:

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland.
  2. pre-1973 spelling
    was Manîtsoq or Mannétsoĸ. The name means "Place of Rugged Terrain".
  3. ^ Ross, James. Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-west Passage, and of a Residence in the Arctic Regions During the Years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833. A.W. Webster, 1835.
  4. ^ Air Greenland. "Maniitsoq Archived 2009-02-11 at the Wayback Machine".
  5. ^ Walker, J. & al. "British North America. Published under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge." Baldwin & Cradock (London), 1834.
  6. ^ Colton, G.W. "Northern America. British, Russian & Danish Possessions In North America." J.H. Colton & Co. (New York), 1855.
  7. ISBN 1-74059-095-3
    .
  8. ^ Kane, Elisha Kent. Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell Expedition. 1856.
  9. ^ Bennett, Mia (5 June 2017). "Why Greenland Is Tapping Foreign Labor to Fill Fish-Processing Jobs". News Deeply. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
  10. ^ "Aluminium smelting plant". Sisimiut Town, Official Website. Retrieved 5 July 2010.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ "Alcoa holds town hall meeting in Sisimiut". Sermitsiaq. 15 January 2008. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
  12. ^ "Where should Alcoa plant be located?". Sermitsiaq. 21 February 2008. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
  13. ^ "Alcoa in Greenland". Alcoa. Archived from the original on 22 May 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
  14. ^ "Alcoa project can paralyse building sector". Sermitsiaq. 13 April 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-05-24. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
  15. ^ "Alcoa eller ej". Sermitsiaq (in Danish). 25 March 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-03-28. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
  16. ^ "Booking system". Air Greenland. Archived from the original on 22 April 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  17. ^ AUL, Timetable 2009[permanent dead link]
  18. ISSN 0012-821X
    .
  19. ^
    ISSN 0012-821X
    .
  20. ISSN 1945-5100
    .
  21. ISSN 0301-9268
    .
  22. ISSN 1432-0967
    .
  23. ISSN 0301-9268
    .
  24. ISSN 2296-6463
    .
  25. ^ "Earth Impact Database". www.passc.net. Retrieved 2020-09-30.

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