Kangersuatsiaq Prøven | |
|---|---|
) Kangersuatsiaq | |
)  Kangersuatsiaq Location within Greenland | |
| Coordinates: 72°22′47″N 55°33′00″W / 72.37972°N 55.55000°W | |
| State | .svg.png){kind=small} Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Greenland |
| Municipality | Avannaata |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 130 |
| Time zone | UTC-03 |
Kangersuatsiaq (old spelling: Kangerssuatsiaq) (IATA: KGQ), formerly Prøven, is an island settlement in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It had 130 inhabitants in 2020.[1]
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]
Transport
Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with flights between Kangersuatsiaq Heliport and Upernavik Airport.[4]
Population
The population of Kangersuatsiaq has decreased by over a quarter relative to the 2000 levels, and is still decreasing.[5]
References
- ^ "Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland.
- ^ Nunavik, Saga Map, 1:250.000, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
- ^ Upernavik Avannarleq, Saga Map, 1:250.000, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
- ^ Air Greenland, Departures and Arrivals Archived 2010-03-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Statistics Greenland Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine