Kangersuatsiaq

Kangersuatsiaq
Prøven

Kangersuatsiaq
Kangersuatsiaq

Location within Greenland

Coordinates: 72°22′47″N 55°33′00″W / 72.37972°N 55.55000°WCoordinates: 72°22′47″N 55°33′00″W / 72.37972°N 55.55000°W
State  Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country  Greenland
Municipality Qaasuitsup
Population (2010)
 • Total 186
Time zone UTC-03

Kangersuatsiaq (old spelling: Kangerssuatsiaq) (IATA: KGQ), formerly Prøven, is an island settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. It had 186 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

Upernavik Archipelago

Main article: Upernavik Archipelago
Sketch map of the Upernavik Archipelago on the Baffin Bay coast of northwestern Greenland
Kangersuatsiaq within the Upernavik Archipelago

Kangersuatsiaq is located within Upernavik Archipelago, a vast archipelago of small islands on the coast of northeastern Baffin Bay. The archipelago extends from the northwestern coast of Sigguup Nunaa peninsula in the south at approximately 71°50′N 56°00′W / 71.833°N 56.000°W[2] to the southern end of Melville Bay (Greenlandic: Qimusseriarsuaq) in the north at approximately 74°50′N 57°30′W / 74.833°N 57.500°W.[3]

Transport

Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with flights between Kangersuatsiaq Heliport and Upernavik Airport.[4]

Population

The population of Kangersuatsiaq has decreased by over a quarter relative to the 2000 levels, and is still decreasing.[5]

Kangersuatsiaq population dynamics
Kangersuatsiaq population growth dynamics in the last two decades. Source: Statistics Greenland[5]

References

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  1. ↑ Statistics Greenland (Danish)
  2. ↑ Nunavik, Saga Map, 1:250.000, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
  3. ↑ Upernavik Avannarleq, Saga Map, 1:250.000, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
  4. ↑ Air Greenland, Departures and Arrivals
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Statistics Greenland