Qaanaaq
Qaanaaq is a city in Greenland with a population of about 646.
GreenlandSmall town🏆 #16 most populated in Greenland🕐 America/Thule
Qaanaaq, formerly known as New Thule, is the main town in the northern part of the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. The town has a population of 591 as of 2025. The population was forcibly relocated from its former, traditional home, which was expropriated for the construction of a United States Air Force base in 1953. The inhabitants of Qaanaaq speak the local Inuktun language and many also speak Kalaallisut and Danish.
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About Qaanaaq
| Country | Greenland |
| Continent | North America |
| Explore | 11839537 |
| Population | 646 |
| Local currency | DKK |
| Coordinates | 77.4667, -69.2315 |
| Time zone | America/Thule |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Small town |
| Distance to the capital | 1,594 km · Nuuk |
| Population (Greenland) | #16 most populated in Greenland |
| Where on Earth | 77°27′60″N · 69°13′54″W |
| Hemisphere | N · W |
| Distance to the equator | 8,624 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 1,395 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 97% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Arkhangel’sk (Russia) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -77.47, 110.77 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| London | 3,968 km |
| New York | 4,093 km |
| Paris | 4,305 km |
| Moscow | 4,393 km |
| Los Angeles | 5,377 km |
| Beijing | 6,958 km |