Pituffik
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. Pituffik Space Base, formerly Thule Air Base.- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 120 metres (410 feet)
Places of Interest
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Pituffik Space Base
Pituffik Space Base, formerly Thule Air Base…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thule.
Pituffik
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Latitude
76.5445° or 76° 32′ 40″ north
Longitude
-68.6786° or 68° 40′ 43″ west
Open location code
C78HG8VC+RG
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In Other Languages
“Pituffik” goes by many names.
PituffikKalaallisut
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