Qaanaaq
Place in Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 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
Thule | |
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Coordinates: 77°28′00″N 69°13′50″W | |
Sovereign state | Kingdom of Denmark |
Autonomous country | Greenland |
Municipality | Avannaata |
First settled | 2000 BC |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 646[1] |
Time zone | UTC-02[2] |
Postal code | 3971 |
Qaanaaq is one of the northernmost towns in the world. It is the northernmost major town in Greenland and the third northernmost public settlement in the territory, after nearby Qeqertat and Siorapaluk.