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. Within Greenland, it is the northernmost major town and the third northernmost public settlement, after nearby Qeqertat and Siorapaluk.