Qeqertarsuaq
Qeqertarsuaq is a city in Greenland with a population of about 986.
Qeqertarsuaq is a port and town in Qeqertalik municipality, located on the south coast of Disko Island on the west coast of Greenland. Founded in 1773, the town is now home to a campus of the University of Copenhagen known as Arctic Station. Qeqertarsuaq is the Kalaallisut name for Disko Island and is also now used for several other islands on Greenland, including those formerly known as Upernavik and Herbert Island. Qeqertarsuaq means 'the big island' in Kalaallisut.
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About Qeqertarsuaq
| Country | Greenland |
| Continent | North America |
| Explore | 07 |
| Population | 986 |
| Local currency | DKK |
| Coordinates | 62.1167, -49.7833 |
| Time zone | America/Nuuk |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Small town |
| Distance to the capital | 250 km · Nuuk |
| Population (Greenland) | #14 most populated in Greenland |
| Where on Earth | 62°7′0″N · 49°46′60″W |
| Hemisphere | N · W |
| Distance to the equator | 6,915 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 3,104 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 97% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Surgut (Russia) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -62.12, 130.22 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| New York | 2,876 km |
| London | 3,150 km |
| Paris | 3,480 km |
| Moscow | 4,675 km |
| Los Angeles | 5,606 km |
| Cairo | 6,629 km |