Qaanaaq Gletscher

Qaanaaq Gletscher is a glacier in , and has an elevation of 398 metres.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Qaanaaq Airport.

Aerodrome
Photo: Greenland Airports Mittarfeqarfiit, CC BY 2.0.
is an located 1.9 NM northwest of , a settlement in the Avannaata municipality in northern . It was established in 2001 to serve Qaanaaq and neighboring communities because Thule Air Base in Pituffik is not open for regular passenger traffic. is situated 4 km west of Qaanaaq Gletscher.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Qaanaaq.

Photo: Helene Brochmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, formerly known as Thule, in northern is one of the world's northernmost civilian settlements, topped only by on Svalbard and a few military bases.

Qaanaaq Gletscher

Latitude
77.5° or 77° 30′ north
Longitude
-69.23333° or 69° 14′ west
Elevation
398 metres (1,306 feet)
Open location code
C79GGQ28+2M
Geo­Names ID
3831207
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