Kangersuatsiaq
Kangersuatsiaq
Prøven | |
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State | Kingdom of Denmark |
Constituent country | Greenland |
Municipality | Qaasuitsup |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 186 |
Time zone | UTC-03 |
Kangersuatsiaq (old spelling: Kangerssuatsiaq) (IATA: KGQ), formerly Prøven, is an island settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. It had 186 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
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 56.000°W[2] 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.[3]
Transport
Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with flights between Kangersuatsiaq Heliport and Upernavik Airport.[4]
Population
The population of Kangersuatsiaq has decreased by over a quarter relative to the 2000 levels, and is still decreasing.[5]
References
- ^ Statistics Greenland Template:Da icon
- ^ 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