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Kangerlussuaq

Kangerlussuaq is a village in , .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Kangerlussuaq Airport and Kangerlussuaq Museum.

Aerodrome
Photo: Chmee2, CC BY 3.0.
is an airport in , a settlement in the municipality in central-western . It was originally built as Sondrestrom Air Base in 1941 and began to serve a civilian role in the 1950s which continued after the closure of the base in 1992.

Museum
Photo: Kenny McFly, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hotel
Photo: Grete Howard, CC BY 3.0.
is a hotel in , . is situated 3 km northeast of Kangerlussuaq.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kangerlussuaq.

Photo: Elgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a settlement on the west coast of near the end of a fjord of the same name. Its Danish name is Søndre Strømfjord, and until the early 1990s was home to a U.S. military base known as Bluie West Eight.

Kangerlussuaq

Latitude
66.99963° or 66° 59′ 59″ north
Longitude
-50.73993° or 50° 44′ 24″ west
Open location code
98RFX7X6+V2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13423446033
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
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In Other Languages

“Kangerlussuaq” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Danmarkshavn”

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Notable Places Nearby

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