X-Nico

unusual facts about Umivik, Ammassalik


Umivik

Umivik, Ammassalik, a former village on Apusiaajik Island in Ammassalik Fjord, 65° 39' N. Also spelled Umîvik, Umiivik, Umerik.


Shamanism among Eskimo peoples

According to another variant among Ammassalik Eskimos in East Greenland, the joints of the body have their own small souls, the loss of which causes pain.

Umivik

Umivik, Gyldenlöve, a fjord and a village near Gyldenlöve fjord, 64° 24' N. A launching point for overland crossings including one by Fridtjof Nansen.


see also