Narsaarsuk

Narsaarsuk is an abandoned settlement on the edge of in northern near Pituffik Space Base. 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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