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Sisimiut Destination Guide

Discover Sisimiut in Greenland

Sisimiut in the region of Qeqqata with its 5,227 habitants is a place located in Greenland - some 198 mi or ( 319 km ) North of Nuuk (Godthåb) , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Sisimiut

Local time in Sisimiut is now 05:58 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Godthab " with a UTC offset of -3 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Uummannaarsuk, Nuuk (Godthåb), and Ilulissat. When in this area, you might want to check out Uummannaarsuk . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Sisimiut ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Adventure Canada's High Arctic Experience

6:06 min by AdventureCanada
Views: 13906 Rating: 4.93

A film by Paul Novy (www.icebergfilms.com). Visit http for more info on our voyages. ..

Greenland - Sisimiut - part 2

5:27 min by stuffsthing1968
Views: 11802 Rating: 5.00

A quiet sunday morning at about 10 o´clock - when the church was full og peoples I made this little footage og Sisimiut and surroundings. Later on I naturally visited the local Seamens Club (Sømandshj ..


Greenland Husky

1:25 min by nakorsaq
Views: 644 Rating: 5.00

Suddently one day - outside my front porch ..

Tauchabenteuer Arktis der Anfang

2:40 min by martin momotv
Views: 534 Rating: 0.00

Das NDR-Taucherteam unterwegs im Eis der Arktis ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 66.94 -53.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: History museums in Denmark, Museums in Greenland, Sisimiut

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 1 km away
Tags: Bays of Greenland, Bays of the Arctic Ocean, Davis Strait, Sisimiut

Sisimiut Airport

Sisimiut Airport is an airport located 2.2 NM northwest of Sisimiut, a town in the Qeqqata municipality in central-western Greenland. The airport has a single runway designated 14/32 which measures 799 by 30 m (by ft), built on the northern shore of Kangerluarsunnguaq Bay. For scheduled flights, the airport is served exclusively by Air Greenland, serving as a fly-through destination with no aircraft stationed onsite. Operated by Mittarfeqarfiit, it is also used for general aviation purposes.

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Located at 66.95 -53.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Airports in Greenland, Davis Strait, Sisimiut

Amerloq Fjord

Amerloq Fjord is a 36 km long fjord in the Qeqqata municipality in western Greenland. The fjord empties into Davis Strait just south of Sisimiut, whose former Inuit name was also "Amerloq".

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Located at 66.87 -53.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Davis Strait, Fjords of Greenland, Sisimiut

Kangerluarsuk Tulleq

Kangerluarsuk Tulleq is a 28 km long fjord in the Qeqqata municipality in western Greenland. The fjord is of roughly east-west orientation, emptying into Davis Strait in the west.

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Located at 67.02 -53.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Davis Strait, Fjords of Greenland