Narsaarsuk

Narsaarsuk is an abandoned settlement on the edge of in northern near . The site of the former settlement is contaminated with plutonium after the 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village
  • Description: town
  • Also known as: “Narssârssuk”, “Narssurscuk”, and “Narssûrssuk”

Narsaarsuk

Latitude
76.4516° or 76° 27′ 6″ north
Longitude
-69.33595° or 69° 20′ 9″ west
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
Open location code
C78GFM27+JJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9387316406
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3831279
Wiki­data ID
Q1468585
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Russian—“Narsaarsuk” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Narsaarsuk”
  • Czech: “Narsaarsuk”
  • Dutch: “Narsaarsuk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نارسارسوك”
  • German: “Narsaarsuk”
  • Russian: “Нарсаарсук”

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