Kangersuatsiaq

Kangersuatsiaq, formerly Prøven, is an island settlement in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern . The city was estimated to have 121 inhabitants in 2026.
  • Village with about 130 residents
  • …has the IATA airport code KGQ
  • …is also known as “Kangersuatsiak”
  • Description: place in Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark
  • Historically known as
    “Kangerssuatsiaq”
    “Pröven”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kangersuatsiaq Heliport.
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Latitude
72.37952° or 72° 22′ 46″ north
Longitude
-55.55042° or 55° 33′ 2″ west
Open location code
C8469CHX+RR
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Kangersuatsiaq” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كانجرسواتسيك”
  • Basque: “Kangersuatsiaq”
  • Cebuano: “Kangersuatsiaq”
  • Czech: “Kangersuatsiaq”
  • Danish: “Kangersuatsiaq”
  • Danish: “Prøven”
  • Dutch: “Kangersuatsiaq”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كانجرسواتسيك”
  • French: “Kangersuatsiaq”
  • Georgian: “კანგერსუატსიაკი”
  • German: “Kangersuatsiaq”
  • Icelandic: “Kangersuatsiaq”
  • Irish: “Kangersuatsiaq”
  • Italian: “Kangersuatsiaq Upernavik”
  • Italian: “Kangersuatsiaq”
  • Italian: “Prøven”
  • Kalaallisut: “Kangersuatsiaq”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kangersuatsiaq”
  • Norwegian: “Kangersuatsiaq”
  • Polish: “Kangersuatsiaq”
  • Portuguese: “Kangersuatsiaq”
  • Portuguese: “Prøven”
  • Russian: “Кангерсуатсиак”
  • Spanish: “Kangerssuatsiaq”
  • Spanish: “Kangersuatsiaq”
  • Spanish: “Prøven”
  • Swedish: “Kangersuatsiaq”
  • Uzbek: “Kangersuatsiaq”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Kangersuatsiaq”.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Municipality office and Sioraq.

Greenland: Highlights

Learn more about Nuuk and Ilulissat.
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