Kangilinnguit
Grønnedal | |
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![]() Fjord icefloes, view from Kangilinnguit | |
Coordinates: 61°14′00″N 48°05′55″W / 61.23333°N 48.09861°W | |
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Population (2010) | |
• Total | 160 |
Time zone | UTC-03 |
Postal Code | 3905 Nuussuaq |
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Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 95 ft / 29 m | ||||||||||
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Kangilinnguit or Kangilínguit, formerly Grønnedal Greenlandic pronunciation: [kaŋiliŋːuit], is a settlement and location of a former naval base in Greenland's Sermersooq municipality, located at the mouth of Arsuk Fjord[1] in southwestern Greenland. The settlement had 160 inhabitants in 2010,[2] most of whom are Danish Navy personnel, attached to Island Command Greenland headquarters.[3]
For the former U.S. Naval Operating Facility there, see Bluie West Seven.