Uummannaq (Dundas)
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Uummannaq (Dundas) is a former Inuit settlement in northwest Greenland near Thule, historically significant as a traditional community displaced during the establishment of the Thule Air Base.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Inuit settlement
ⓘ
former settlement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Old Thule
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uummannaq (Old Thule) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Greenlandic legal cases about relocation
ⓘ
Inughuit land rights claims ⓘ |
| climate | Arctic climate ⓘ |
| country | Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentStatus |
abandoned settlement
ⓘ
uninhabited ⓘ |
| displacedFor |
Thule Air Base
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States military base ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupAffected | Inughuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event | displacement of inhabitants for Thule Air Base construction ⓘ |
| formerName | Dundas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Danish authorities (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | traditional Inuit hunting culture ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century Greenlandic colonial history ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
Inughuit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Inuktun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kalaallisut ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Avannaata municipality
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baffin Bay area ⓘ northwest Greenland ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Thule region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Pituffik Space Base
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qaanaaq NERFINISHED ⓘ Thule Air Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Arctic Circle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Dundas Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Thule Air Base runway complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coastal cliffs of Dundas Island ⓘ |
| notableFor |
forced relocation of Inuit community for military base
ⓘ
role in Thule region history ⓘ |
| partOf | Kingdom of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForAbandonment |
establishment of Thule Air Base
ⓘ
forced relocation of residents ⓘ |
| regionType | Arctic coastal settlement site ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Inuit relocation in Greenland
ⓘ
history of U.S. military presence in Greenland ⓘ |
| significance |
historically significant settlement
ⓘ
traditional Inuit community ⓘ |
| successorSettlement | Qaanaaq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfMajorDisplacement | early 1950s ⓘ |
| transportAccess | by boat over coastal waters (historically) ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States military (surrounding area) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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