Pituffik
Pituffik is a locality in Greenland. Pituffik is situated nearby to the village Thule.Places of Interest
Highlights include Pituffik Space Base and Pituffik.
Pituffik Space Base
Aerodrome
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Pituffik Space Base, formerly Thule Air Base, is a United States Space Force base located on the northwest coast of Greenland in the Kingdom of Denmark under a defense agreement between Denmark and the United States.
Pituffik
Dwelling
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Pituffik is a former Inughuit settlement in North Star Bay, near Mount Dundas at the eastern end of Bylot Sound in northern Greenland. It was located on the plain that is now occupied by the runway of the U.S.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thule.
Thule
Village
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Thule is a village, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Pituffik.
Pituffik
- Type: Locality
- Location: Greenland, North America
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Latitude
76.5445° or 76° 32′ 40″ northLongitude
-68.6786° or 68° 40′ 43″ westElevation
124 metres (407 feet)Open location code
C78HG8VC+RGGeoNames ID
7422509
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Pituffik” goes by many names.
- Kalaallisut: “Pituffik”
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