Qaqortuatsiaq

Summary

Qaqortuatsiaq is a former settlement on the northern shore of Appat Island in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Its ruins lay against the Torsukattak Strait of Uummannaq Fjord.

Qaqortuatsiaq is located in Greenland
Qaqortuatsiaq
Qaqortuatsiaq
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Location within Greenland

Qaqortuatsiaq was a marble quarry[1] and, though presently abandoned,[2] seems likely to be revived in the future.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 181: Greenland and Iceland (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 59.
  2. ^ kanukoka.gl Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Lufthavne bliver ikke lukket". Sermitsiaq (in Danish). 17 October 2007. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2010.

70°57′36″N 51°53′42″W / 70.960°N 51.895°W / 70.960; -51.895