Qaanaaq (Greenlandic pronunciation: [qaːnɑːq]), formerly known as Thule or New Thule, is the main town in the northern part of the Avannaata municipality... 19 KB (1,631 words) - 19:30, 28 April 2024 |
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... 4 KB (318 words) - 23:04, 30 October 2022 |
Avannaata (section Qaanaaq area) entirely contained within the municipality. In the far northwest near Qaanaaq and Siorapaluk, the municipal shores extend into Nares Strait, which separates... 7 KB (318 words) - 02:45, 8 December 2023 |
Edward Island Denmark Greenland Pituffik (Thule) (former settlement), Qaanaaq (present settlement) United Kingdom Bermuda Principal cities: New York... 10 KB (778 words) - 01:49, 26 April 2024 |
(West Greenlandic) or Hiurapaluk (Polar Inuit) is a settlement in the Qaanaaq area of the Avannaata municipality in northern Greenland. The settlement... 5 KB (326 words) - 13:14, 11 April 2024 |
Antarctica El Chaltén, Argentina (72°53′W corresponding to UTC−04:51) Qaanaaq, Greenland (69°13′W corresponding to UTC−04:37) Buenos Aires, Argentina... 5 KB (489 words) - 04:34, 2 April 2024 |
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... 15 KB (979 words) - 23:18, 22 March 2024 |
northernmost settlements in Qaanaaq and the surrounding villages in northwestern Greenland. Apart from the town of Qaanaaq, Inuktun is also spoken in the... 14 KB (902 words) - 15:39, 6 February 2024 |
Narsaq Uummannaq Paamiut Nanortalik Qasigiannguit Upernavik Qeqertarsuaq Qaanaaq Kangaatsiaq Kangerlussuaq Kullorsuaq Ittoqqortoormiit Kangaamiut There... 11 KB (217 words) - 05:22, 26 April 2024 |
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... 2 KB (346 words) - 23:32, 6 April 2023 |
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... 3 KB (130 words) - 08:29, 11 April 2024 |
trading post in north-western Greenland, which he named "Thule" (later Qaanaaq). Thule formerly gave its name to the northernmost United States Air Force... 39 KB (5,025 words) - 19:34, 4 March 2024 |
Infrasound arrays at monitoring station in Qaanaaq, Greenland.... 48 KB (5,291 words) - 18:20, 21 April 2024 |
States' Thule Air Base, with its residents relocated to Qaanaaq. Established in 1953, Qaanaaq is the largest Inughuit settlement. 1968 Thule Air Base... 7 KB (852 words) - 11:20, 13 February 2024 |
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... 16 KB (1,892 words) - 15:08, 4 March 2024 |
Qaasuitsup (section Qaanaaq area) (currently in Qeqertalik) Ilulissat Municipality (currently in Avannaata) Qaanaaq Municipality (currently in Avannaata) Qasigiannguit Municipality (currently... 8 KB (502 words) - 21:46, 5 March 2023 |
1969 Western Greenland – Ilulissat to Qaanaaq by sled 1969 71st Italian expedition to the North Pole 1970 Qaanaaq to Cape Columbia 1970 Western Greenland... 5 KB (436 words) - 00:45, 14 October 2023 |
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 /... 19 KB (1,964 words) - 03:09, 17 November 2023 |
Ivalo Mathilda. Her third name, Ivalo, is Greenlandic. It stems from the Qaanaaq region where her father patrolled with the Sirius Dog Sled Patrol and means... 12 KB (983 words) - 08:51, 4 April 2024 |
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... 3 KB (380 words) - 23:22, 6 April 2023 |
Municipality Northeast Greenland National Park (southern part) (unincorporated) Qaanaaq Municipality Thule Air Base (Pituffik) (unincorporated) Wikimedia Commons... 5 KB (376 words) - 23:22, 6 April 2023 |
The Harvard Islands (Danish: Harward Øer) are an island group east of Qaanaaq in the Avannaata Municipality, northwestern Greenland. They are located... 3 KB (106 words) - 13:45, 17 July 2023 |
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... 40 KB (3,968 words) - 05:20, 15 April 2024 |
appellation "Thule" originates from the location of Thule (relocated and renamed Qaanaaq in 1953) in northwest Greenland, facing Canada, where the archaeological... 30 KB (3,681 words) - 00:14, 2 May 2024 |