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Kangerlussuaq Destination Guide

Delve into Kangerlussuaq in Greenland

Kangerlussuaq in the region of Qeqqata with its 556 residents is a city in Greenland - some 197 mi or ( 318 km ) North of Nuuk (Godthåb) , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Kangerlussuaq

Current time in Kangerlussuaq is now 08:36 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Godthab " with a UTC offset of -3 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Sisimiut, Nuuk (Godthåb), and Ilulissat. While being here, make sure to check out Sisimiut . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Kangerlussuaq ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Air Greenland A330 in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. External and short internal view, takeoff

7:40 min by jexpert77
Views: 13923 Rating: 5.00

Arrival at Kangerlusssuaq from Nuuk, Greenland with DHC-7. Video shot during short walk to airport building and from building to the A330-223, Air Greenland OY-GRN, Flight 782 bound for Copenhagen, De ..

North by Northwest Greenland

2:05 min by nakorsaq
Views: 1559 Rating: 5.00

Flight from Kangerlussuaq to Uummannaq with 2 stops in Aasiat and Qaarsut. January 2009 ..


Destination Arctic Circle

6:01 min by Petr Jan Juračka
Views: 735 Rating: 5.00

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Kangerlussuaq 2012

6:03 min by koklapperne
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This is a video from a trip to Kangerlussuaq in the summer of 2012 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Kangerlussuaq Fjord

Kangerlussuaq Fjord is a long fjord in the Qeqqata municipality in central-western Greenland. The fjord is 190 km long and between 1.5 km and 8 km wide, flowing from the estuary of Qinnguata Kuussua river to the southwest, and emptying into Davis Strait. It is the longest fjord of western Greenland.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 67.00 -50.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Davis Strait, Fjords of Greenland, Kangerlussuaq

Sondrestrom Air Base

For the Greenland civilian settlement, see Kangerlussuaq Sondrestrom Air Base, originally Bluie West-8, was a U.S. air base in central Greenland. The site is located 60 mi north of the Arctic Circle and 90 mi from the northeast end of Kangerlussuaq Fjord, formerly known by its Danish name Søndre Strømfjord. The base is approximately 11 mi west-northwest of Ravneklippen and 70 mi west of Sisimiut.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 67.01 -50.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Greenland, Closed facilities of the United States Air Force, Kangerlussuaq, USAAF Air Transport Command Airfields - North Atlantic Route

Tasersuatsiaq

Tasersuatsiaq is a lake in central-western Greenland, in the Qeqqata municipality. It is located southeast of Kangerlussuaq, with a depth of 80 m, covering an area of 750ha. During the operating years of the American base at Bluie West Eight at Kangerlussuaq the lake was referred to as Lake Ferguson. The lake and the Roklubben Restaurant at its western shore are connected to Kangerlussuaq by a gravel road, one of the very few in Greenland.

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Located at 66.97 -50.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Kangerlussuaq, Lakes of Greenland

Sanningasoq

Sanningasoq is a large oligotrophic twin lake in central-western Greenland, in the Qeqqata municipality. It is located approximately 9 km northeast of Kangerlussuaq. It is characteristic in that it is composed of two lakes connected via a narrow water passage through a broken isthmus.

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Located at 67.08 -50.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Kangerlussuaq, Lakes of Greenland