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Assaqutaq Destination Guide

Explore Assaqutaq in Greenland

Assaqutaq in the region of Qeqqata is a town in Greenland - some 195 mi or ( 314 km ) North of Nuuk (Godthåb) , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Assaqutaq is now 04:51 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Godthab " with a UTC offset of -3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Uummannaarsuk, Sisimiut, Nuuk (Godthåb), and Ilulissat. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Uummannaarsuk . Where to go and what to see in Assaqutaq ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Kangerluarsunnguaq Bay

Kangerluarsunnguaq Bay is a bay of Davis Strait in the Qeqqata municipality on the western coast of Greenland. It is located directly to the north of Sisimiut.

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Located at 66.94 -53.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Bays of Greenland, Bays of the Arctic Ocean, Davis Strait, Sisimiut

Sisimiut Museum

Sisimiut Museum is a museum in Sisimiut, Greenland. Located in a historical building near the harbour, specialises in Greenlandic trade, industry and shipping, with artifacts based on ten years of archaeological research and excavations of the ancient Saqqaq culture settlements near the town, offering an insight into the culture of the region of 4,000 years ago.

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Located at 66.94 -53.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: History museums in Denmark, Museums in Greenland, Sisimiut

Nipisat Island

Nipisat Island is a small, uninhabited island in the Qeqqata municipality in central-western Greenland.

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Located at 66.81 -53.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: 1989 in science, Archaeological sites in Greenland, Davis Strait, Former populated places in Greenland, Human remains (archaeological), Prehistory of the Arctic, Uninhabited islands of Greenland

Sisimiut Hydro Power Plant

Sisimiut Hydro Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant near Sisimiut, Greenland. Construction started in March 2007 and the plant was commissioned on 7 April 2010. The initial capacity of the power plant is 15 MW. The construction included 3,000 cubic metres of concrete constructions, a blasted tunnel with length of 4,700 metres and a pressure pipe with length of 400 metres . Produced electricity is transferred to Sisimiut by new 27.4 kilometres long high voltage line.

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Located at 67.11 -53.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Hydroelectric power stations in Greenland, Sisimiut