Tacan
Tacan is a scenic viewpoint in Qeqqata, Greenland. Tacan is situated nearby to the peak Ravneklippen, as well as near the lake Store Saltsø.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tasersuatsiaq and Kangerlussuaq Museum.
Tasersuatsiaq
Lake
Photo: Algkalv, Public domain.
Tasersuatsiaq is a lake in central-western Greenland, in the Qeqqata municipality. It is located southeast of Kangerlussuaq, with a depth of 80 m, covering an area of 750 hectares. Tasersuatsiaq is situated 2½ km south of Tacan.
Kangerlussuaq Museum
Museum
Photo: Kenny McFly, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kangerlussuaq Museum is situated 4 km west of Tacan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kangerlussuaq.
Kangerlussuaq
Photo: Elgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kangerlussuaq is a settlement on the west coast of Greenland 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.
Tacan
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: Qeqqata, Greenland, North America
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Latitude
66.99686° or 66° 59′ 49″ northLongitude
-50.61527° or 50° 36′ 55″ westOpen location code
98RFX9WM+PVOpenStreetMap ID
node 14127270126OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=binocularsOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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