Qeqertarsuaq (Herbert Island)
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Qeqertarsuaq is an island near Qaanaaq
in the Qaasuitsup
municipality. This is also the name of an abandoned fishing village on the island. The island has an area of 223 km2.
Qeqertarsuaq
(meaning "Large Island") is the name of several islands in Greenland. The island in Upernavik district should not be confused with the much larger island Qeqertarsuaq
, better known as Disko Island
, or the slightly larger Qeqertarsuaq (Upernavik)
in the Qaasuitsup
municipality.
Qaanaaq
Qaanaaq is the main town in the northern part of the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is one of the northernmost towns in the world. The inhabitants of Qaanaaq speak the West Greenlandic language and many also speak Inuktun. The town has a population of 626 as of 2010...
in the Qaasuitsup
Qaasuitsup
Qaasuitsup is a new municipality in Greenland, operational from 1 January 2009. As of January 2010 its population is 17,749. The administrative center of the municipality is in Ilulissat...
municipality. This is also the name of an abandoned fishing village on the island. The island has an area of 223 km2.
Qeqertarsuaq
Qeqertarsuaq
Qeqertarsuaq is a port and a town in Qaasuitsup municipality, located on the south coast of Qeqertarsuaq Island, an island on the west coast of Greenland. Founded in 1773, it is home to a campus of the University of Copenhagen...
(meaning "Large Island") is the name of several islands in Greenland. The island in Upernavik district should not be confused with the much larger island Qeqertarsuaq
Qeqertarsuaq
Qeqertarsuaq is a port and a town in Qaasuitsup municipality, located on the south coast of Qeqertarsuaq Island, an island on the west coast of Greenland. Founded in 1773, it is home to a campus of the University of Copenhagen...
, better known as Disko Island
Disko Island
Disko Island is a large island in Baffin Bay, off the west coast of Greenland. It has an area of , making it the second largest island of Greenland and one of the 100 largest islands in the world...
, or the slightly larger Qeqertarsuaq (Upernavik)
Qeqertarsuaq (Upernavik)
Qeqertarsuaq is an island in Qaasuitsup municipality, near Upernavik, in northwestern Greenland.Qeqertarsuaq is the name of several islands in Greenland...
in the Qaasuitsup
Qaasuitsup
Qaasuitsup is a new municipality in Greenland, operational from 1 January 2009. As of January 2010 its population is 17,749. The administrative center of the municipality is in Ilulissat...
municipality.