Qeqertarsuatsiaat
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| Coordinates: 63°05′20″N 50°40′40″W / 63.08889°N 50.67778°WCoordinates: 63°05′20″N 50°40′40″W / 63.08889°N 50.67778°W | |
| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Greenland |
| Municipality | Sermersooq |
| Founded | 1754 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Mayor | Morten Johnsen |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 235 |
| Time zone | UTC-03 |
| Postal code | 3900 Nuuk |
Qeqertarsuatsiaat (Danish: Fiskenæsset) is a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality, in southwestern Greenland, located on an island off the shores of Labrador Sea. Its population is 235 as of 2010.[2] The Greenlandic name of the town means 'the quite large island'.
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[edit] History
Qeqertarsuatsiaat was founded by the Danish merchant Anders Olsen in 1754 as a trading post. From there, the KGH, the Royal Danish trading company, could trade skins and blubber from hunters in the area.[3]
In 1815 the last known great auk in Greenland was hunted near Qeqertarsuatsiaat by one of the villagers.[4]
[edit] Transport
Qeqertarsuatsiaat is a port of call for the Arctic Umiaq Line coastal ship.[5]
[edit] Population
Qeqertarsuatsiaat was losing population in the last two decades: more than a quarter population relative to the 1990 levels, and nearly 10 percent relative to the 2000 levels,[6] and still decreasing.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Sermersooq Municipality (Danish)
- ^ Statistics Greenland (Danish)
- ^ Qeqertarsuatsiaat travel guide
- ^ "Suluk 2010 No.1" (PDF). Air Greenland. http://airgreenland.com/files/pdf/suluk/100401_Suluk_2010_No_1.pdf. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ AUL, Timetable 2009
- ^ a b c Statistics Greenland
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