Kangaamiut, formerly known as Gammel Sukkertoppen, is a settlement with a population of 293 (2020) in the Qeqqata municipality in central-western Greenland...
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Qeqertarsuaq Qaanaaq Kangaatsiaq Kangerlussuaq Kullorsuaq Ittoqqortoormiit Kangaamiut There are 13 towns in Greenland with a population exceeding 1,000: There...
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Kangaamiut Kangerluarsuat Fjord Kangaamiut Kangerluarsuat Fjord (old spelling: Kangâmiut Kangerdluarssuat) is a fjord in the Qeqqata municipality in western...
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Avannaata 1,407 18 Kullorsuaq Avannaata 453 9 Narsaq Kujalleq 1,346 19 Ittoqqortoormiit Sermersooq 345 10 Paamiut Sermersooq 1,308 20 Kangaamiut Qeqqata 293...
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The Kangaamiut dike swarm (old spelling: Kangâmiut) is a 2.04 billion year old dike swarm located in the Qeqqata region of western Greenland. The dikes...
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Laying-In Hospital. Beginning in 1882, she and her family were stationed in Kangaamiut by the Royal Greenland Trading Department, where Rosing was the only trained...
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15 members, elected every four years. Maniitsoq (Sukkertoppen) Atammik Kangaamiut Napasoq Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg) Itilleq Kangerlussuaq (Søndrestrøm) Sarfannguit...
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tributary fjords, with a fairly uniform coastline. Small hills of the Kangaamiut dike swarm, such as the highlands of Tarajornitsut, dominate the coast...
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passenger exchange at Qaqortoq port Ferry boat deployed from Sarfaq Ittuk at Kangaamiut. The settlement does not have an adequate port due to constrained waterways;...
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Sugar Loaf) and Ny Sukkertoppen (New Sugar Loaf), the Danish names of Kangaamiut and Maniitsoq, respectively, named for the mountains surrounding the former...
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group. The range flattens considerably towards the east in the area of Kangaamiut dike swarm north of Kangerlussuaq, due to pressure exerted by the Greenland...
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Sermersuaq). The range flattens considerably towards the east in the area of Kangaamiut dike swarm north of Kangerlussuaq, due to pressure exerted by the icesheet...
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uninhabited region, emptying into Davis Strait near the settlement of Kangaamiut. Kangerlussuatsiaq Fjord is 75 km (46.6 mi) long and 700 m (2,300 ft)...
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It was first recognised by Ramberg in 1949, based on its effect on the Kangaamiut dike swarm. The subsequent recognition of magmatic terranes representing...
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and the highest point at 775 m (2,542.7 ft). The closest settlement is Kangaamiut, located on a small island on the shores of Davis Strait, approximately...
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scattered in the region. Rich in fauna, the coastal region from Sisimiut to Kangaamiut was particularly attractive for migrants, and due to a large number of...
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swarm (northeastern Ontario) Long Range dikes (Newfoundland and Labrador) Kangaamiut dike swarm (western Greenland) Chief Joseph dike swarm (southeastern Washington...
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Nuuk (PVN) AVI Maniitsoq 2018 AVI Maniitsoq KT-VI Kangaamiut Polar volley Nuuk (PVN) 2019 KT-VI Kangaamiut AVI Maniitsoq 2020 Cancelled Due Covid-19 Pandemic...
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Sermersuaq). The range flattens considerably towards the east in the area of Kangaamiut dike swarm north of Kangerlussuaq, due to pressure exerted by the icesheet...
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Nuuk (Godthåb) Qeqertarsuatsiaat Kapisillit Maniitsoq (Sukkertoppen) Kangaamiut Atammik Napasoq Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg) Kangerlussuaq (Søndre Strømfjord)...
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Sukkertoppen, a trading post founded in 1755 at the site of present-day Kangaamiut. In time, the original name was taken up again. In the 19th century, the...
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formerly Sukkertoppen or Nye-Sukkertoppen, a town in mid-western Greenland. Kangaamiut, Greenland, the original site of Sukkertoppen before it was moved to the...
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the north it is bounded by a low-lying (300-400m) ridge − part of the Kangaamiut dike swarm − separating it from large glacial lakes of Aajuitsup Tasia...
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valley and Kangerlussuaq in the south by a low tundra ridge − part of the Kangaamiut dike swarm. To the west lies a sibling Sanningasoq twin lake. To the north-east...
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Qeqqata municipality in central-western Greenland, within the bounds of Kangaamiut dike swarm. The highland has many lakes, shallow valleys, hills, and wetlands...
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drains Maniitsoq ice cap into two fjords flowing towards Davis Strait: Kangaamiut Kangerluarsuat Fjord in the north, and the longer Kangerlussuatsiaq Fjord...
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Within its borders were also the settlements of Atammik, Napasoq and Kangaamiut. It was incorporated along with Sisimiut Municipality into the new Qeqqata...
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Fjord J. C. Jacobsen Fjord Johan Petersen Fjord Kanajoorartuut Kangerluat Kangaamiut Kangerluarsuat Fjord Kangerlikajik Kangerluaraq Kangerluarsuk Fjord Kangerluarsuk...
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Kangerluk Kangaatsiaq Kitsissuarsuit Niaqornaarsuk Qeqqata Atammik Itilleq Kangaamiut Kangerlussuaq Maniitsoq Napasoq Sarfannguit Sisimiut Sermersooq Arsuk...
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Sermersuaq). The range flattens considerably towards the east in the area of Kangaamiut dike swarm north of Kangerlussuaq, due to pressure exerted by the icesheet...
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