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Qaanaaq (roughly pronounced KAH-nahk), formerly Thule, is a town and municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is the only town in the district of North Greenland (Avanaa). It was named Thule after a European myth. The town of Qaanaaq has a population of 640, and the whole municipality 850 (as of 1 January 2005). In addition to the town, there are five villages (with population): 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. ... Thule as Tile on the Carta Marina by Olaus Magnus. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Savissivik, pop. 78, in the northern part of Melville Bay, in the south of the municipality
• Moriusaq 21, about 30 km of Thule Air Base
• Qeqertat 22 (on the main island of the Harward Øer)
• Qeqertarsuaq 2 (on an island, Herbert Ø)
• Siorapaluk 87 (northernmost village of the world at 77°28'N)

All villages are losing population, since people are moving to the town. Historically, the number of villages has been higher, but some have been abandoned. Qeqertarsuaq is virtually abandoned by now. This process of population concentration in the towns is observed through all 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...

78 km northwest of Siorapaluk is Etah, an abandoned village which once was the northernmost village of the world, at 78°19'N).

The municipality has an area of 225 500 km², a large portion of which is ice cap area. It borders on Upernavik municipality on the south, on the unincorporated area of the Northeast Greenland National Park on the east, on the Arctic Ocean on the north, and on the Nares Strait, which separates North Greenland from Ellesmere Island of Nunavut, Canada on the west. An ice cap is a dome-shaped water ice mass that covers less than 50,000 km² of land area (usually covering a highland area). ... Upernavik is a small town in northeast Greenland. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with unincorporated community. ... The Nares strait is a waterway between Canadas Ellesmere Island and Greenland which connects Baffin Bay to the Arctic Ocean. ... Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. ... Motto: Nunavut Sannginivut (Inuktitut, Nunavut our strength / Our land our strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Iqaluit Largest city Iqaluit Commissioner Ann Meekitjuk Hanson Premier Paul Okalik (independent) Area 2,093,190 km² (1st) Land 1,936,113 km² Water 157,077 km² (7. ...

The Thule Air Base (Pituffik), which is not part of Qanaaq or any other municipality (it is, like the Greenland National Park, unincorporated territory), is a part of the U.S. network of early warning radars, and is an important facility in the recent discussion of the National Missile Defense (NMD). The proposed update of the facility (X-band Radar) to meet the demands of the NMD is controversial within Greenland and Denmark (Greenland is a part of the Kingdom of Denmark). On January 22, 1968, a B-52 crashed seven miles south of the Thule Air Force Base. Nuclear bombs were lost and debris scattered over the area in the accident. 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... This long range radar antenna (approximately 40m (130ft) in diameter) rotates on a track to observe activities near the horizon. ... A payload launch vehicle carrying a prototype exoatmospheric kill vehicle is launched from Meck Island at the Kwajalein Missile Range on Dec. ... X band is a radio frequency range designation that denotes the operational frequency of a specific radar system. ... January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... A B-52 in flight The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range strategic bomber flown by the United States Air Force since 1952, replacing the Convair B-36 and the Boeing B-47. ...

Near Qaanaaq there is one of the tallest constructions in the world, the Radio Mast Thule. The Radio Mast Thule is a 410 metre high guyed mast of the US Army at Thule, Greenland used for VLF/LF-transmissions. ...

Air Greenland operates air services to Qaanaaq. Air Greenland Boeing 757-200 at Kangerlussuaq Airport. ...

See also: Thule. Thule as Tile on the Carta Marina by Olaus Magnus. ...

External link

• Qaanaaq, Greenland website