Pituffik

Pituffik is a former Inughuit settlement in , near Mount Dundas at the eastern end of in northern . It was located on the plain that is now occupied by the runway of the U.S. , formerly Thule Air Base.
Wikipedia
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Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
  • Type: Dwelling
  • Description: settlement in Greenland
  • Also known as: “Astro Pynt”, “Gammel Thule”, “Pituffická oblast”, “Pitugfik”, “ピツフィック”, and “皮圖非克”
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Pituffik Space Base and Greenland Telescope.

Aerodrome
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, formerly Thule Air Base…

Photo: Jackcc52, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a radio telescope situated… is situated 1½ km east of Pituffik.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thule.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3½ km north of Pituffik.

Pituffik

Latitude
76.53333° or 76° 32′ north
Longitude
-68.75° or 68° 45′ west
Population
235
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
IATA airport code
THU
UN/LOCODE
GL THU
Open location code
C78HG7M2+82
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2051281114
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­isolated_dwelling
Geo­Names ID
3831224
Wiki­data ID
Q1991632
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Pituffik” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بيتوفيك”
  • Asturian: “Pituffik”
  • Basque: “Pituffik”
  • Catalan: “Pituffik”
  • Cebuano: “Pituffik”
  • Chinese: “圖勒”
  • Czech: “Pituffik”
  • Danish: “Dundas”
  • Danish: “Pituffik”
  • Dutch: “Pituffik”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بيتوفيك”
  • French: “Pituffik”
  • Italian: “Pituffik”
  • Japanese: “ピツフィク”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Pituffik”
  • Norwegian: “Pituffik”
  • Romanian: “Pituffik”
  • Russian: “Питуффик”
  • Spanish: “Pituffik”
  • Swedish: “Pituffik”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Thule and Baffin Bay.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Dundas Buffet and Building 624.

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