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Qeqertaq

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State
  
Kingdom of Denmark

Founded
  
1830

Postal code
  
3952 Ilulissat

Population
  
130 (2010)

Constituent country
  
Greenland

Time zone
  
UTC-03

Local time
  
Monday 12:45 PM

Municipality
  
Qaasuitsup

Qeqertaq

Weather
  
-17°C, Wind E at 5 km/h, 64% Humidity

Qeqertaq is a settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality in western Greenland, located on an island off the southern shore of the Nuussuaq Peninsula in an inlet of Sullorsuaq Strait. Founded in 1830 as Øen, the settlement had 130 inhabitants in 2010.

Contents

Map of Qeqertaq, Greenland

Air

During winter, Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with helicopter flights to Ilulissat.

Sea

During summer and autumn, when the waters of Disko Bay are navigable, communication between settlements is by sea only, serviced by Diskoline. The ferry links Qeqertaq with Saqqaq, Oqaatsut, and Ilulissat.

Population

The population of Qeqertaq has slowly increased in the last two decades.

References

Qeqertaq Wikipedia