Upernavik
Upernavik is an island in Qeqertalik, Greenland. Upernavik is situated nearby to the village Kitsissuarsuit.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kitsissuarsuit Heliport.
Kitsissuarsuit Heliport
Helipad
Kitsissuarsuit Heliport is a heliport in Kitsissuarsuit, a Disko Bay island village in Qeqertalik municipality in western Greenland. The heliport is considered a helistop, and is served by Air Greenland as part of a government contract.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kitsissuarsuit.
Kitsissuarsuit
Village
Photo: Awewewe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kitsissuarsuit is a settlement in Qeqertalik municipality in western Greenland. The settlement was formerly founded in 1830 as Hunde Ejlande or Dog's Island, although it had already been used as a whaling station since 1817. Its population was 50 in 2020.
Upernavik
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Qeqertalik, Greenland, North America
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Latitude
68.86667° or 68° 52′ northLongitude
-53.08333° or 53° 5′ westOpen location code
98W8VW88+MMGeoNames ID
3418912
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