State Kingdom of Denmark Founded 1927 Time zone UTC-03 | Constituent country Greenland Abandoned 2009 Municipality Sermersooq | |
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Kangerluarsoruseq (old spelling: Kangerdluarssoruseq) is a former settlement in the Sermersooq municipality in southwestern Greenland. The village is situated about 50 km south of Nuuk. The fishing port was formerly known by the Danish official name, Færingehavn.
History
Kangerluarsoruseq was founded in 1927 by Faroese fishermen as Føroyingahavnin. Use of the site as a fishing port ending during the 1990s. The village was abandoned in late 2009.
References
Kangerluarsoruseq Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA