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Kangerlussuaq Fjord is navigable in its entire length. There is a seaport at Kangerlussuaq, 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Kangerlussuaq Airport. It is fairly shallow and suitable for small ships only, mainly used by supply ships of the
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The population of Kangerlussuaq dropped significantly after the liquidation of the Sondrestrom Air Base. Since then it has increased by more than 80%, although it has begun dropping again in recent years.
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This site and Bluie West-1 in Narsarsuaq remain Greenland's best-equipped airports. Almost all of the permanent structures in the town were built during the American occupation of the site.
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connects Kangerlussuaq with the ice sheet, initially serving as venue for car endurance experiments. Since then it has been mainly used for tourist purposes.
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Greenland's ice sheet is melting fast – I'm not surprised. The ice sheet has been living on borrowed time for many years, with dire consequences
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Plans were approved in 2018 to build a new deep port, around 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of the present one, together with a road to it.
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Kangerlussuaq has the largest road network outside any settlement in Greenland (not counting streets inside the settlement).
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was situated at about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west of Kangerlussuaq. It was commonly known around the town as
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In July 2012 a gust of warm air resulted in glacier meltwater which wiped out a key crossing of the Watson River.
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As the only civilian airport in Greenland large enough to support large long-range airplanes such as
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The base briefly came under Danish control in 1950, but following mounting concerns about the
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The Kangerlussuaq area is also home to Greenland's most diverse terrestrial fauna, including
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bases and a supply station for similar early warning facilities. Following the fall of the
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threat, a new agreement saw the United States reopen Bluie West-8 under the name of
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certainly visited Kangerlussuaq, settlement at the location has never appeared .
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Climate data for Kangerlussuaq (south-west), elevation: 50 m, 1991–2020 normals
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personnel left the base on 30 September 1992. The base subsequently came under
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Greenland’s first road project connecting settlements clears its last hurdle
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bound Kangerlussuaq from the north and south. To the southeast behind lake
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The road from Kangerlussuaq to Sisimiut, under construction as of May 2022
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The site of the former Sondrestrom Upper Atmospheric Research Facility.
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upper atmosphere. The centerpiece instrument of the facility was an
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Kangerlussuaq was founded at the east end of Kangerlussuaq fjord as
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The town is situated about 50 kilometers (31 mi) north of the
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A panorama of Kangerlussuaq taken from Black Ridge, 2013
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ATV-sporet mellem Kangerlussuaq og Sisimiut er færdig
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First overland road project between Greenlandic towns
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Kangerlussuaq population growth dynamics, 1991–2010.
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on 7 October 1941, under the supervision of Colonel
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The valley of the latter forms large 2408: 1512:Vandrekort Vestgrønland: Kangerlussuaq 1309: 1257:) road sign just outside Kangerlussuaq 23:Place in Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark 1920: 1567: 1506: 1504: 242: 66: 2431:Populated places of Arctic Greenland 2421:Populated places established in 1941 1656:Goldenberg, Suzanne (25 July 2012). 390:, and is the starting point for the 1477: 13: 1712:"Qeqqata Kommunia – Kangerlussuaq" 1501: 14: 2447: 1887: 1295:, closing Kangerlussuaq airport. 2436:1941 establishments in Greenland 2102: 1905: 1893: 1370: 1153: 513:The climate in Kangerlussuaq is 166: 147: 127: 65: 58: 39: 1855: 1844: 1823: 1812: 1801: 1787: 1776: 1748: 1723: 1704: 1692: 1671: 1649: 1635: 1348:Danish Meteorological Institute 1330:research facility known as the 1123:Danish Meteorological Institute 340:, straddling both sides of the 1561: 1547:. Lonely Planet. p. 166. 1536: 1518: 1453: 1414: 328:under Sugarloaf, Kangerlussuaq 18:Kangerlussuaq (disambiguation) 1: 2426:Populated places in Greenland 1867:Sondrestrom Research Facility 1386: 1142: 438:United States Army Air Forces 290:, when the site was known as 271:) is a settlement in western 1913:travel guide from Wikivoyage 1175: 368:highlands to its northeast. 316: 7: 1344:National Science Foundation 1026:Average precipitation days 812:Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 672:Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 282:located at the head of the 45:Residential houses East of 10: 2452: 1526:"International Polar Year" 1408:"Population by Localities" 1365:to Kangerlussuaq in 1983. 1184: 1128: 1120: 552: 508: 494:and was renamed using the 480:Distant Early Warning Line 397: 332:Kangerlussuaq occupies an 240:Greenlandic pronunciation: 128: 15: 2325: 2272: 2199: 2111: 2100: 1954: 1667:– via The Guardian. 1543:O'Carroll, Etain (2005). 1214:operates at the airport. 1072: 1025: 951: 881: 811: 741: 671: 601: 596: 593: 590: 587: 584: 581: 578: 575: 572: 569: 566: 563: 560: 557: 223: 211: 203: 198: 190: 185: 177: 160: 140: 122: 87: 79:Location within Greenland 53: 38: 28: 1591:"Klimanormaler Grønland" 1545:Greenland and the Arctic 1410:. Statistical Greenland. 478:It served as one of the 244:[kaˌŋɜˈɬːusːuɑq] 1485:Encyclopædia Britannica 1237: 460:West-1 to the south in 440:(USAAF). Following the 413:. Visible is the fresh 1322:From 1982 to 2018, an 1319: 1266: 1258: 1254: 1217: 1199: 1180: 537:cold-semi-arid climate 418: 329: 284:fjord of the same name 268: 1338:. 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Index

Kangerlussuaq (disambiguation)
Residential houses East of Kangerlussuaq Airport
Kangerlussuaq Airport
Kangerlussuaq is located in Greenland
67°00′31″N 50°41′21″W / 67.00861°N 50.68917°W / 67.00861; -50.68917
Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country
Greenland
Municipality

Qeqqata
Time zone
UTC-02
[kaˌŋɜˈɬːusːuɑq]
Danish
Greenland
Qeqqata
municipality
fjord of the same name
World War II
Sondrestrom Air Base
muskoxen
caribou
gyrfalcons

Midnight sun
alluvial
Kangerlussuaq Fjord
Qinnguata Kuussua
estuary

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