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A town of northwest Greenland northwest of Cape York. A U.S. naval base was built here during World War II. Population: 652.

 

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Columbia Encyclopedia: Thule
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Thule (thū'lē, tū'-) or Qaanaaq (känäk'), town (1995 pop. 627), N Greenland, on the north side of Inglefield Gulf. The name of Thule was originally attached to the main settlement for the Thule Eskimos, founded in 1910 by the arctic explorer Knud Rasmussen as a trading post on the south side of Wolstenholme Fjord at the site of the present-day Thule Air Base. Built during World War II, the base was greatly expanded after 1951 during the cold war. The Thule Eskimos were forced to move the settlement of Thule (as well as the name) c.62 mi (100 km) to Qaanaaq. The site of Thule Air Base is officially named Pituffik. Pituffik is also a base for Danish and U.S. scientific operations on the ice sheet and serves as the airport for Greenland NW of Cape York.

Local Time: Thule, Greenland
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It is 2:51 AM, December 3, in Thule (Greenland).

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Qaanaaq
Qaanaaq
Qaanaaq is located in Greenland
Qaanaaq
Location within Greenland
Coordinates: 77°29′N 69°20′W / 77.483°N 69.333°W / 77.483; -69.333
Country Kingdom of Denmark
Province Flag of Greenland.svg Greenland
Municipality Qaasuitsup
First settled 2000 BCE
Population (January 2005)
 - Total 616
Time zone UTC-4 (UTC-4)

Qaanaaq (pronounced [qaːnaːq], formerly Thule) is the main town in the northern part of the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is one of the northernmost towns in the world. The inhabitants of Qaanaaq speak the West Greenlandic language and many also speak Inuktun. The town has a population of 616.[1] The tallest construction in Greenland, the 378-meter Radio Mast Thule, is located near the town.[2][3]

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History

The Qaanaaq area in northern Greenland was first settled 2000 BC by the Paleo-Eskimo migrating from the Canadian Arctic.[4] The town of Qaanaaq was founded when the US extended their current airbase at Thule and the former population of Pituffik was forced to move out 31 km (19 mi) to the north within 4 days.

Transport

Air Greenland operates air services between Qaanaaq Airport and Ilulissat Airport via Upernavik Airport, to Thule Air Base and the villages as well.

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References

  1. ^ FullWorld.eu
  2. ^ Thule Radio Mast
  3. ^ Snippet from "Thule Times" - Thuleforum
  4. ^ Fortescue, Michael. Language Relations Across Bering Strait: Reappraising the Archaeological and Linguistic Evidence. Open Linguistic Press, Cassell, 1998. ISBN 0304703303

Further reading

  • Murray, Louise. 2006. "On Thin Ice - Louise Murray Travels to Qaanaaq in Northern Greenland to See the Effect That Climate Change Is Having on Subsistence Hunters and Their Prey". Geographical : the Royal Geographical Society Magazine. 32.
  • Remie, C. H. W. Facing the Future Inughuit Youth of Qaanaaq : Report of the 1998 University of Nijmegen Student Expedition to Qaanaaq, Thule District, Northern Greenland. Nijmegen: Nijmegen University Press, 1999. ISBN 9057100789

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Coordinates: 77°29′N 69°20′W / 77.483°N 69.333°W / 77.483; -69.333


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