Upernavik Kujalleq (old spelling: Upernavik Kujatdleq), formerly Søndre Upernavik, is an island settlement in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Founded in 1855 as a trading station on Qeqertaq Island,[1] the settlement had 201 inhabitants in 2020.[2]
Upernavik Kujalleq
Søndre Upernavik | |
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Coordinates: 72°09′16″N 55°31′29″W | |
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Municipality | Avannaata |
Founded | 1855 |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 201 |
Time zone | UTC-03 |
Postal code | 3962 Upernavik |
Upernavik Kujalleq is the only settlement on Qeqertaq Island, which is the second largest island of Upernavik Archipelago, a vast archipelago of small islands on the coast of northeastern Baffin Bay. It is located near Qugdlungut, the southernmost point of the island, and features a heliport,
On weekdays, Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with mostly cargo helicopter flights from Upernavik Kujalleq Heliport to Kangersuatsiaq and Upernavik.[3]
The population of Upernavik Kujalleq has remained relatively stable over the last two decades.[4]
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