Kangersuatsiaq
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| Coordinates: 72°22′47″N 55°33′00″W / 72.37972°N 55.55°WCoordinates: 72°22′47″N 55°33′00″W / 72.37972°N 55.55°W | |
| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Greenland |
| Municipality | Qaasuitsup |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 186 |
| Time zone | UTC-03 |
Kangersuatsiaq (old spelling: Kangerssuatsiaq, Danish: Prøven) is an island settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. It had 186 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
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Kangersuatsiaq is located within Upernavik Archipelago, a vast archipelago of small islands on the coast of northeastern Baffin Bay. The archipelago extends from the northwestern coast of Sigguup Nunaa peninsula in the south at approximately 71°50′N 56°00′W / 71.833°N 56°W[2] to the southern end of Melville Bay (Kalaallisut: Qimusseriarsuaq) in the north at approximately 74°50′N 57°30′W / 74.833°N 57.5°W.[3]
[edit] Transport
Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with flights between Kangersuatsiaq Heliport and Upernavik Airport.[4]
[edit] Population
The population of Kangersuatsiaq has decreased by over a quarter relative to the 2000 levels, and is still decreasing.[5]
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- ^ Statistics Greenland (Danish)
- ^ Nunavik, Saga Map, 1:250.000, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
- ^ Upernavik Avannarleq, Saga Map, 1:250.000, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
- ^ Air Greenland, Departures and Arrivals
- ^ a b Statistics Greenland
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