It is the only mainland settlement in the Upernavik Archipelago, located near the western tip of the Nuussuaq Peninsula, on the northern coast of Sugar Loaf Bay, an indentation of Baffin Bay.
It serves as the only permanent human habitation in the Upernavik Archipelago, situated near the western tip of the Nuussuaq Peninsula, on the northern coast of Sugar Loaf Bay, which is an indentation of Baffin Bay.