Qaanaaq (Greenlandic pronunciation:[qaːnɑːq]), formerly known as Thule or New Thule, is the main town in the northern part of the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. The town has a population of 646 as of 2020.[1] The population was forcibly relocated from its former, traditional home, which was expropriated for the construction of a United States Air Force base in 1953. The inhabitants of Qaanaaq speak the local Inuktun language and many also speak Kalaallisut and Danish.
Qaanaaq is one of the northernmost towns in the world. Within Greenland, it is the northernmost major town and the third northernmost public settlement, after nearby Qeqertat and Siorapaluk.
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Qaanaaq (Greenlandic pronunciation: [qaːnɑːq]), formerly known as Thule or New Thule, is the main town in the northern part of the Avannaata municipality...
Qaanaaq Airport (Greenlandic: Mittarfik Qaanaaq) (IATA: NAQ, ICAO: BGQQ) is an airport located 1.9 NM (3.5 km; 2.2 mi) northwest of Qaanaaq, a settlement...
entirely contained within the municipality. In the far northwest near Qaanaaq and Siorapaluk, the municipal shores extend into Nares Strait, which separates...
78°N 59°W / 78°N 59°W / 78; -59 Qaanaaq Municipality was the only municipality in the county of North Greenland (Avannaa). It is now part of the municipality...
(West Greenlandic) or Hiurapaluk (Polar Inuit) is a settlement in the Qaanaaq area of the Avannaata municipality in northern Greenland. The settlement...
traditionally used only by the people of Canada's Central Arctic and the Qaanaaq area of Greenland. Other Inuit tended to use snow to insulate their houses...
Base. The former inhabitants were relocated to the present-day town of Qaanaaq. The relocation and the fallout from the 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash...
Qeqertat is a small village in the Qaanaaq area of the Avannaata municipality, in northern Greenland. It is located on the Harvard islands, in the inner...
States' Thule Air Base, with its residents relocated to Qaanaaq. Established in 1953, Qaanaaq is the largest Inughuit settlement. 1968 Thule Air Base...
Water Polynya enables the existence of Greenland's northernmost town, Qaanaaq. When submarines of the U.S. Navy made expeditions to the North Pole in...
(198 km [123 mi], pop. 62); Siorapaluk, Greenland (349 km [217 mi], pop. 68); and Qaanaaq, Greenland (379 km [235 mi], pop. 656). As determined by field investigations...
northernmost settlements in Qaanaaq and the surrounding villages in northwestern Greenland. Apart from the town of Qaanaaq, Inuktun is also spoken in the...
Camp Century Part of Project Iceworm Near Qaanaaq in Greenland Plan of base Camp Century Coordinates 77°10′00″N 61°08′00″W / 77.1667°N 61.1333°W /...
trading post in north-western Greenland, which he named "Thule" (later Qaanaaq). Thule formerly gave its name to the northernmost United States Air Force...
1969 Western Greenland – Ilulissat to Qaanaaq by sled 1969 71st Italian expedition to the North Pole 1970 Qaanaaq to Cape Columbia 1970 Western Greenland...
Greenland, until 31 December 2008. The county seat was at the main settlement, Qaanaaq. It was one of the least-densely-populated administrative divisions in...
people speak East Greenlandic (Tunumiisut) and nearly 1,000 around northern Qaanaaq speak Inuktun. North Greenlandic is closer to the Inuit languages of Canada...
Qaanaaq, Ilulissat, Kangerlussuaq, Nuuk and Qaqortoq Tasiilaq and Kulusuk on the east coast Except Pituffik Space Base Some places, such as Qaanaaq (69°13′W...
Belzebub II departed Newfoundland following the coast of Greenland to Qaanaaq before tracking the sea ice to Grise Fiord, Canada's most northern community...
original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012. "How far is it from Qaanaaq to locations worldwide". timeanddate.com. Archived from the original on...
to a newly constructed, modern village 60 miles (97 km) north, known as Qaanaaq, or "New Thule". In a Danish Supreme Court judgment of 28 November 2003...
appellation "Thule" originates from the location of Thule (relocated and renamed Qaanaaq in 1953) in northwest Greenland, facing Canada, where the archaeological...
Municipality Northeast Greenland National Park (southern part) (unincorporated) Qaanaaq Municipality Thule Air Base (Pituffik) (unincorporated) Wikimedia Commons...
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