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.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Pituffik Space Base and Greenland Telescope.

Aerodrome
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, formerly Thule Air Base, is a United States Space Force base located on the northwest coast of in the Kingdom of Denmark under a defense agreement between Denmark and the .

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The is a radio telescope situated at the in north-western . It will later be deployed at the Summit Station research camp, located at the highest point of the Greenland ice sheet at an altitude of 3,210 meters.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thule.

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

Pituffik

Latitude
76.5445° or 76° 32′ 40″ north
Longitude
-68.6786° or 68° 40′ 43″ west
Elevation
124 metres (407 feet)
Open location code
C78HG8VC+RG
Geo­Names ID
7422509
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Satellite Map

Discover Pituffik from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Pituffik” goes by many names.
  • Kalaallisut: “Pituffik”

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