Kangersuatsiaq
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Kangersuatsiaq Prøven |
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Kangersuatsiaq
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 Kangersuatsiaq
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| Coordinates: 72°22′47″N 55°33′00″W / 72.37972°N 55.55000°WCoordinates: 72°22′47″N 55°33′00″W / 72.37972°N 55.55000°W | |
| State |
 Kingdom of Denmark
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| Constituent country |
 Greenland
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| Municipality |
 Qaasuitsup
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| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 186 |
| Time zone | UTC-03 |
Kangersuatsiaq (old spelling: Kangerssuatsiaq) (IATA: KGQ), formerly Prøven, is an island settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. It had 186 inhabitants in 2010.
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 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.
Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with flights between Kangersuatsiaq Heliport and Upernavik Airport.
The population of Kangersuatsiaq has decreased by over a quarter relative to the 2000 levels, and is still decreasing.
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