Qaanaaq Gletscher
Qaanaaq Gletscher is a glacier in Avannaata, Greenland and has an elevation of 398 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Qaanaaq Airport.
Qaanaaq Airport
Aerodrome
Qaanaaq Airport is an airport located 1.9 NM northwest of Qaanaaq, a settlement in the Avannaata municipality in northern Greenland. It was established in 1991 to serve Qaanaaq and neighboring communities because Thule Air Base in Pituffik is not open for regular passenger traffic. Qaanaaq Airport is situated 4 km west of Qaanaaq Gletscher.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Qaanaaq.
Qaanaaq
Photo: Helene Brochmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Qaanaaq, formerly known as Thule, in northern Greenland is one of the world's northernmost civilian settlements, topped only by Longyearbyen on Svalbard and a few military bases.
Qaanaaq Gletscher
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 398 metres
- Also known as: “Kanâd Gletscher” and “Qânâq Gletscher”
- Category: landform
- Location: Avannaata, Greenland, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
77.5° or 77° 30′ northLongitude
-69.23333° or 69° 14′ westElevation
398 metres (1,306 feet)Open location code
C79GGQ28+2MGeoNames ID
3831207
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