Kangersuatsiaq

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Kangersuatsiaq
Prøven
Kangersuatsiaq
Kangersuatsiaq
Kangersuatsiaq is located in Greenland
Kangersuatsiaq
Kangersuatsiaq
Location within Greenland
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State  Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country  Greenland
Municipality Qaasuitsup-coat-of-arms.svg Qaasuitsup
Population (2010)
 • Total 186
Time zone UTC-03

Kangersuatsiaq (old spelling: Kangerssuatsiaq) (IATA: KGQ), formerly Prøven, is an island settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. It had 186 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

Upernavik Archipelago

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Kangersuatsiaq within the Upernavik Archipelago

Kangersuatsiaq is located within Upernavik Archipelago, a vast archipelago of small islands on the coast of northeastern Baffin Bay. The archipelago extends from the northwestern coast of Sigguup Nunaa peninsula in the south at approximately Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[2] to the southern end of Melville Bay (Greenlandic: Qimusseriarsuaq) in the north at approximately Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[3]

Transport

Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with flights between Kangersuatsiaq Heliport and Upernavik Airport.[4]

Population

The population of Kangersuatsiaq has decreased by over a quarter relative to the 2000 levels, and is still decreasing.[5]

Kangersuatsiaq population growth dynamics in the last two decades. Source: Statistics Greenland[5]

References

  1. Statistics Greenland (Danish)
  2. Nunavik, Saga Map, 1:250.000, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
  3. Upernavik Avannarleq, Saga Map, 1:250.000, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
  4. Air Greenland, Departures and Arrivals
  5. 5.0 5.1 Statistics Greenland