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Narsarsuaq (variously spelled, the name is Greenlandic for Great Plain) was the principal city of Greenland in the times of Erik the Red whose farm Brattahlíð was nearby. That settlement died out by the end of the Middle Ages. Download high resolution version (492x802, 66 KB)Greenland map, based on a CIA map. ... Download high resolution version (492x802, 66 KB)Greenland map, based on a CIA map. ... Erik the Red (950–1003; Old Norse: Eiríkr rauði; Norwegian; Eirik Raude; sometimes Eric the Red), so-called because of his red hair and beard (perhaps even because of his bad temper), was the founder of the first Nordic settlement in Greenland. ... 21st-century reproduction of Thjodhilds church, with Eriksfjord in the background. ...

In 1941, the United States built an air base at Narsarsuaq called Bluie West One, and an important link in the North Atlantic Ferry Route. Thousands of planes used BW1 as a stepping stone on their way from the aircraft factories in North America to the battlegrounds of Europe. After the end of the war, BW1 continued to be developed, until it was rendered surplus by the advent of mid-air refueling and by the construction of a larger facility far to the north at Thule Air Base. In 1951, it was agreed that Denmark and the U.S. would jointly oversee the airbase; in 1958, the U.S. abandoned it, but it was reopened in 1959 by the Danish government after the loss of the vessel Hans Hedtoft with all souls south of Cape Farewell. It now serves airliners from Iceland and Denmark, as well as commuter flights from other Greenlandic communites operated by Air Greenland. Small planes crossing the Atlantic sometimes replicate the North Atlantic Ferry Route, stopping at Narssarssuaq Airport and other WWII airfields, including Goose Bay, Newfoundland in Canada and Reykjavík in Iceland. For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... Bluie West One airfield was built on a glacial moraine at what is now the village of Narsarsuaq, near the southern tip of Greenland. ... Map of Greenland Thule Air Base Thule Air Base, Qaanaaq, Greenland, is the United States Air Forces northernmost base (76°32′ N 68°50′ W), located 695 miles (1118 km) north of the Arctic Circle and 947 miles (1524 km) south of the North Pole on the northwest side... Cape Farewell can mean: Cape Farewell, New Zealand, northernmost point of the South Island. ... Air Greenland Boeing 757-200 at Kangerlussuaq Airport. ... Narssarssuaq Airport, (IATA: UAK, ICAO: BGBW) is located near the town of Narsarsuaq, Greenland. ... Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Goose Bay, also referred to as 5 Wing Goose Bay or Goose Bay Airport, (ICAO CYYR, IATA YYR) is an air force base in eastern Canada, located in the town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador. ... Reykjavík (pronounced (♫) in Icelandic) is the capital of Iceland, its largest city and the worlds most northern national capital. ...

Today there is a thriving tourism industry in and around Narsarsuaq, whose attractions include a great diversity of wildlife, gemstones, glaciers, and a replica of the first Christian church on the American continent. There is a legend that the former military hospital at Narsarsuaq was used to house maimed Korean War veterans, whose next of kin believed them dead. First appearing in a 1990 travel book, this story gained traction in a 1994 play by the Danish writer Sven Holm, in the 2001 novel No One Thinks of Greenland by John Griesemer, and in the 2005 film Guy X, starring Jason Biggs as a hapless GI who is ordered to Hawaii but stumbles into the "secret Arctic base" instead. Tourist redirects here; for the album by Athlete, see Tourist (album) For the Roxette album, see Tourism (album) Tourism is the act of travel for the purpose of recreation and business, and the provision of services for this act. ... Aletsch glacier, Switzerland A glacier is a large, long-lasting river of ice that is formed on land and moves in response to gravity. ... Combatants UN combatants: South Korea, United States Communist combatants: North Korea, Peoples Republic of China Strength Note: All figures may vary according to source. ... Jason Biggs at Germanys premiere of American Wedding Jason Biggs (born May 12, 1978 in Hasbrouck Heights New Jersey) is an American actor who obtained wide fame in 1999 for his role in the American Pie series of films. ... Official language(s) Hawaiian and English Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 43rd 28,337 km² n/a km 2,450 km 41. ...

External links

• Narsarsuaq Airport
• Remembering Bluie West One
• The Fate of Greenland's Vikings