Qaarsut

Qaarsut is a settlement in Avannaata municipality, in northwestern . It is situated on the northeastern shore of the . It had 172 inhabitants in 2025.
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  • Village with about 170 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 80 metres (250 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code JQA
  • …is also known as “Kaersut”
  • …was formerly known as “Qaersut”
  • Description: place in Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark

Places of Interest

Highlights include Qaarsut Airport.
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Qaarsut

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Latitude
70.73092° or 70° 43′ 51″ north
Longitude
-52.63782° or 52° 38′ 16″ west
UN/LOCODE
GL JQA
Open location code
C829P9J6+9V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2051281124
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3420937
Wiki­data ID
Q205781

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Qaarsut” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كارسوت”
  • Basque: “Qaarsut”
  • Bulgarian: “Каарсут”
  • Cebuano: “Qaarsut”
  • Chinese: “卡修特”
  • Czech: “Qaarsut”
  • Danish: “Qaarsut”
  • Danish: “Qaersut”
  • Dutch: “Qaarsut”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كارسوت”
  • French: “Qaarsut”
  • Georgian: “კაარსუტი”
  • German: “Qaarsut”
  • Inuktitut: “ᖄᕐᓱᑦ”
  • Irish: “Qaarsut”
  • Italian: “Qaarsut”
  • Japanese: “カールシュト”
  • Kalaallisut: “Qaarsut”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Qaarsut”
  • Norwegian: “Qaarsut”
  • Polish: “Qaarsut”
  • Portuguese: “Qaarsut”
  • Russian: “Каарсут”
  • Spanish: “Qaarsut”
  • Swedish: “Qaarsut”
  • Urdu: “قارسوت”
  • Uzbek: “Qaarsut”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kuunnguaq and Tuttunik Takisulik.

Greenland: Highlights

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