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Savissivik
Savissivik (West Greenlandic; old spelling: ''Savigsivik'') or Havighivik (Polar Eskimo) is a settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northern Greenland. Located on the northern shores of Melville Bay, the settlement had 66 inhabitants in 2010.〔(Statistics Greenland ) 〕 == History == In the Greenlandic language, the name ''Savissivik'' means "Place of Meteoric Iron" or "Knives",〔(quarkexpeditions.com )〕 alluding to the numerous meteorite fragments that have been found in the area dating to about 10,000 years ago. The Cape York meteorite is estimated to have weighed 100 tonnes before it exploded.〔 The iron from the meteorite is believed to have attracted migrating Inuit from Arctic Canada.〔
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