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Saqqaq

Saqqaq is a city in Greenland with a population of about 132.

GreenlandSmall town🏆 #40 most populated in Greenland🕐 America/Nuuk

Saqqaq is a settlement in the Avannaata municipality in western Greenland. Founded in 1755 as Solsiden, Saqqaq had 132 inhabitants in 2020. The village's Kalaallisut name is a translation of the Danish meaning "Sunny Side", in reference to its position relative to Livets Top.

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About Saqqaq

CountryGreenland
ContinentNorth America
Explore11839537
Population132
Local currencyDKK
Coordinates70.0096, -51.9453
Time zoneAmerica/Nuuk

🧭 Facts & curiosities

Settlement typeSmall town
Distance to the capital648 km · Nuuk
Population (Greenland)#40 most populated in Greenland
Where on Earth70°0′35″N · 51°56′43″W
HemisphereN · W
Distance to the equator7,793 km
Distance to the North Pole2,225 km
Did you knowMore populous than 94% of all places
Same latitude asArkhangel’sk (Russia)
Antipode (other side of Earth)-70.01, 128.05

✈️ Distance to major cities

London3,323 km
New York3,497 km
Paris3,666 km
Moscow4,325 km
Los Angeles5,582 km
Cairo6,630 km

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