Kangersuatsiaq
Prøven | |
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 Kangersuatsiaq | |
  Kangersuatsiaq Location within Greenland | |
| Coordinates: 72°22′47″N 55°33′00″W / 72.37972°N 55.55000°W | |
| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Greenland |
| Municipality | Avannaata |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 130 |
| Time zone | UTC-03 |
Kangersuatsiaq (old spelling: Kangerssuatsiaq), formerly Prøven, is an island settlement in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It had 130 inhabitants in 2020.[1]
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Main article: Upernavik Archipelago |
Kangersuatsiaq is located within Upernavik Archipelago, a vast archipelago of small islands on the coast of northeastern Baffin Bay. The archipelago extends from the northwestern coast of Sigguup Nunaa peninsula in the south at approximately 71°50′N 56°00′W / 71.833°N 56.000°W[2] to the southern end of Melville Bay (Greenlandic: Qimusseriarsuaq) in the north at approximately 74°50′N 57°30′W / 74.833°N 57.500°W.[3]
The village has been named Greenland's best-functioning town several times because of its well-maintained houses, functioning shops, low alcohol consumption..
Businesses consists primarily of fishing and catching other sea-life.
Folkeskolen Juaap Atuarfia enrolls approximately 31 students spanning from 1st to 9th grade.
Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with flights between Kangersuatsiaq Heliport and Upernavik Airport.[4] The heliport consists of a grass landing area of 18 m × 27 m.
The population of Kangersuatsiaq has decreased by over a quarter relative to the 2000 levels, and is still decreasing.[5]
