Sarfaq
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Sarfaq | |
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  Sarfaq Location within Greenland | |
| Coordinates: 73°38′50″N 56°12′10″W / 73.64722°N 56.20278°W | |
| Sovereign state |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Autonomous country |  Greenland |
| Municipality | Avannaata |
| Founded | 1898[1] |
| Abandoned | 1919[1] |
| Time zone | UTC-03 |
Sarfaq is a former settlement in the Upernavik Archipelago region of northwestern Greenland. It was located on Qallunaat Island, an island in Tasiusaq Bay, in the north-central part of the archipelago. The village was perched near the eastern cape of the island, on the shores of Kangerlussuaq Icefjord.[2] The settlement was abandoned in 1919.[1]
