Kangerlussuaq
in Qeqqata, Greenland

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
67.009 and -50.689 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 67° 0' 31" and W -50° 41' 21"
Currency and Currency Code:
Krone - DKK
Spoken languages:
Kalaallisut, Danish, English
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 01:18 PM (Tuesday)
Timezone: America/Godthab
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
4:57 am and 9:43 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-43.558 and 146.891 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Catamaran
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Discover Kangerlussuaq

Kangerlussuaq in Qeqqata with it's 556 citizens is a place in Greenland about 5,228 mi (or 8,414 km) north-west of , the country's capital city.

Current time in Kangerlussuaq is now 01:18 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named America / Godthab with an UTC offset of -2 hours. We know of 4 airports near Kangerlussuaq. The closest airport in Greenland is Kangerlussuaq Airport in a distance of 1 mi (or 1 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ilulissat, Sisimiut, Nuuk, and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Videos from this area

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Посадка в Кангерлуссуак - Сондре Стромфьорд (Landing in Kangerlussuaq - Sondre Stromfjord BGSF)

Published: December 13, 2014
Length: 28:03 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Boris Tylevich

Вся история: http://avialog.ru/articles/111-iz-ssha-vo-frantsiyu-na-lake-250-chast-1-ssha-kanada/


Kangerlussuaq Tractor is missing.wmv

Published: July 12, 2012
Length: 31:04 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: ox3kq


Kangerlussuaq 2012

Published: November 21, 2012
Length: 25:39 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Ko Klapperne

This is a video from a trip to Kangerlussuaq in the summer of 2012.


Approach to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland

Published: February 12, 2009
Length: 38:20 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Thomas Fleck

Approach to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland.


オーロラ グリーンランド カンゲルルススアーク aurora northern lights greenland Kangerlussuaq

Published: September 03, 2014
Length: 53:59 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: tat tat


Approach Kangerlussuaq

Published: December 20, 2013
Length: 25:08 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Brian Hurup-Felby

På vej mod Kangerlussuaq fra Sisimiut December 2013.


TBM850 G1000 | First time on the controls

Published: November 07, 2012
Length: 44:45 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: sebdiazs

Socata TBM 850 G1000 | Take off from Sondre Stromfjord, Kangerlussuaq BGSF Greenland | Landing on Goose Bay, Labrador CYYR Canada.


P3D - DHC-6 Twin Otter - Kenn Borek Air - Greenland - By JMCV 2013

Published: February 06, 2013
Length: 29:38 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: CarpentierVantourout

Prepar3D (P3D) is a simulation platform developed by Lockheed Martin. * The DHC-6 Twin Otter is a Canadian 19-passenger STOL (Short Takeoff and Landing) utility aircraft developed by de Havilland ...


Dartmouth IGERT LESSON 4: Why Is the Ice Sheet Melting?

Published: July 31, 2013
Length: 31:56 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Dartmouth Institute of Arctic Studies

Dartmouth Polar Environmental Change IGERT graduate students created four video lessons explaining different aspects of climate change. In "Lesson 4: Why Is the Ice Sheet Melting?" students...


Destination Arctic Circle

Published: December 06, 2012
Length: 06:46 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Petr Jan Juračka

WEB: http://petr.juracka.eu/ (English & Czech) FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/PetrJanJuracka TWITTER: https://twitter.com/PetrJanJuracka GOOGLE+: ...


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Sondrestrom Air Base

For the Greenland civilian settlement, see Kangerlussuaq Sondrestrom Air Base, originally Bluie West-8, was a U.S. air base in central Greenland. The site is located 60 mi north of the Arctic Circle and 90 mi from the northeast end of Kangerlussuaq Fjord, formerly known by its Danish name Søndre Strømfjord. The base is approximately 11 mi west-northwest of Ravneklippen and 70 mi west of Sisimiut.

Located at 67.0106, -50.7092 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
USAAF Air Transport Command Airfields - North Atlantic Route, Closed facilities of the United States Air Force, Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Greenland, Kangerlussuaq

Tasersuatsiaq

Tasersuatsiaq is a lake in central-western Greenland, in the Qeqqata municipality. It is located southeast of Kangerlussuaq, with a depth of 80 m, covering an area of 750ha. During the operating years of the American base at Bluie West Eight at Kangerlussuaq the lake was referred to as Lake Ferguson. The lake and the Roklubben Restaurant at its western shore are connected to Kangerlussuaq by a gravel road, one of the very few in Greenland.

Located at 66.9736, -50.65 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Kangerlussuaq, Lakes of Greenland

Kangerlussuaq Fjord

Kangerlussuaq Fjord is a long fjord in the Qeqqata municipality in central-western Greenland. The fjord is 190 km long and between 1.5 km and 8 km wide, flowing from the estuary of Qinnguata Kuussua river to the southwest, and emptying into Davis Strait. It is the longest fjord of western Greenland.

Located at 67.005, -50.6931 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Davis Strait, Fjords of Greenland, Kangerlussuaq

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Sūþern Strēamflēot, كانجرلوسواك, Søndre Strømfjord, Kangerlussuaq, Kangerdlugssuaq, SFJ, カンゲルルススアーク, კანგერლუსუაკი, Кангерлуссуак