Qaqortuatsiaq
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Qaqortuatsiaq
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Location within GreenlandQaqortuatsiaq 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 was a marble quarry[1] and, though presently abandoned,[2] seems likely to be revived in the future.[3]
References[]
- ^ Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 181: Greenland and Iceland (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 59.
- ^ kanukoka.gl Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Lufthavne bliver ikke lukket". Sermitsiaq (in Danish). 17 October 2007. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
Coordinates: 70°57′36″N 51°53′42″W / 70.960°N 51.895°W
Categories:
- Former populated places in Greenland
- Greenland geography stubs