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    Qaanaaq (Greenlandic pronunciation: [qaːnɑːq]), formerly known as Thule or New Thule, is the main town in the northern part of the Avannaata municipality...
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    Qaanaaq Airport (Greenlandic: Mittarfik Qaanaaq) (IATA: NAQ, ICAO: BGQQ) is an airport located 1.9 NM (3.5 km; 2.2 mi) northwest of Qaanaaq, a settlement...
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    entirely contained within the municipality. In the far northwest near Qaanaaq and Siorapaluk, the municipal shores extend into Nares Strait, which separates...
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    Edward Island Denmark Greenland Pituffik (Thule) (former settlement), Qaanaaq (present settlement) United Kingdom Bermuda Principal cities: New York...
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  • 78°N 59°W / 78°N 59°W / 78; -59 Qaanaaq Municipality was the only municipality in the county of North Greenland (Avannaa). It is now part of the municipality...
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    Antarctica El Chaltén, Argentina (72°53′W corresponding to UTC−04:51) Qaanaaq, Greenland (69°13′W corresponding to UTC−04:37) Buenos Aires, Argentina...
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    (West Greenlandic) or Hiurapaluk (Polar Inuit) is a settlement in the Qaanaaq area of the Avannaata municipality in northern Greenland. The settlement...
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    Base. The former inhabitants were relocated to the present-day town of Qaanaaq. The relocation and the fallout from the 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash...
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    northernmost settlements in Qaanaaq and the surrounding villages in northwestern Greenland. Apart from the town of Qaanaaq, Inuktun is also spoken in the...
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    traditionally used only by the people of Canada's Central Arctic and the Qaanaaq area of Greenland. Other Inuit tended to use snow to insulate their houses...
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