Kapisillit

Kapisillit lies near the head of a branch of the great Nuuk fjord in southwestern Greenland. Its name means "the salmon," recalling the fish that spawn in a nearby river. The fjord system reaches far inland between mountains, and in medieval times Norse farms occupied parts of this country. At Ujarassuit, another branch of the fjord held a large farm known as Anavik, close to valuable deposits of soapstone used for vessels and lamps.