Upernavik Kujalleq
| Upernavik Kujalleq Søndre Upernavik |
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 Upernavik Kujalleq
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| Coordinates: 72°09′16″N 55°31′29″W / 72.15444°N 55.52472°WCoordinates: 72°09′16″N 55°31′29″W / 72.15444°N 55.52472°W | |
| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Greenland |
| Municipality |  Qaasuitsup |
| Founded | 1855 |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 204 |
| Time zone | UTC-03 |
| Postal code | 3962 Upernavik |
Upernavik Kujalleq (old spelling: Upernavik Kujatdleq), formerly Søndre Upernavik, is an island settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. Founded in 1855 as a trading station,[1] the settlement had 204 inhabitants in 2010.[2]
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Upernavik Kujalleq 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 56.000°W[3] to the southern end of Melville Bay (Greenlandic: Qimusseriarsuaq) in the north at approximately 74°50′N 57°30′W / 74.833°N 57.500°W.[4]
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On weekdays, Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with mostly cargo helicopter flights from Upernavik Kujalleq Heliport to Kangersuatsiaq and Upernavik.[5]
Population [edit]
The population of Upernavik Kujalleq has remained relatively stable over the last two decades.[6]
References [edit]
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- ^ Qaasuitsup Municipality (Danish)
- ^ 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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