Qeqertarsuaq
Qeqertarsuaq is a city in Greenland with a population of about 2.
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 | 11839537 |
| Population | 2 |
| Local currency | DKK |
| Coordinates | 77.4275, -70.1892 |
| Time zone | America/Thule |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Small town |
| Distance to the capital | 1,603 km · Nuuk |
| Population (Greenland) | #89 most populated in Greenland |
| Where on Earth | 77°25′39″N · 70°11′21″W |
| Hemisphere | N · W |
| Distance to the equator | 8,619 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 1,400 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 91% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Arkhangel’sk (Russia) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -77.43, 109.81 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| London | 3,991 km |
| New York | 4,086 km |
| Paris | 4,328 km |
| Moscow | 4,415 km |
| Los Angeles | 5,355 km |
| Beijing | 6,960 km |