Qaanaaq Greenland

Qaanaaq, formerly known as Thule or New Thule, is the main town in the northern part of the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenlan…
Qaanaaq, 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. 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.
  • Sovereign state: Kingdom of Denmark
  • Autonomous country: Greenland
  • Municipality: Avannaata
  • First settled: 2000 BC
  • Time zone: UTC−02:00 (Western Greenland Time)
  • Postal code: 3971

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