Ammassivik
Also known as Angmagssivik, Sletten
Ammassivik (old spelling: Angmagssivik) is a settlement in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland. The modern name is the Kalaallisut for "where you catch ammassaat (capelin)". Its population was 74 in 2010. As of 1 January 2024, its population was 32.
Weather now
cached 326h ago7°clear sky
43% 2.4 m/s OpenWeatherMap
Place details
- Locality
- Ammassivik
- Region
- Kujalleq
- Country
- Kalaallit Nunaat
- Population
- 32
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
~2 min read
Article
4 sectionsContents
- Transport and communications
- Geography
- Population
- References
Ammassivik (old spelling: Angmagssivik) is a settlement in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland. The modern name is the Kalaallisut for "where you catch ammassaat (capelin)". Its population was 74 in 2010. As of 1 January 2024, its population was 32.
The settlement was founded in 1889 as Sletten. In 1899, a school the Isak Lundip atuarfia was built in the settlement by Danish missionaries. The school had 6 students in 2005.
On the map
3 mapped locations