Kangersuatsiaq (old spelling: Kangerssuatsiaq), formerly Prøven, is an island settlement in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It had 130 inhabitants in 2020.[1]
Kangersuatsiaq
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Coordinates: 72°22′47″N 55°33′00″W | |
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Municipality | Avannaata |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 130 |
Time zone | UTC-03 |
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[2] to the southern end of Melville Bay (Greenlandic: Qimusseriarsuaq) in the north at approximately 74°50′N 57°30′W.[3]
Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with flights between Kangersuatsiaq Heliport and Upernavik Airport.[4]
The population of Kangersuatsiaq has decreased by over a quarter relative to the 2000 levels, and is still decreasing.[5]
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