Narsarsuaq (Nanortalik)

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Narsarsuaq (great plain)
Narssarssuaĸ
Commune Kujalleq municipality
District Nanortalics
Geographical location 60 ° 33 ′ 1 ″  N , 45 ° 17 ′ 18 ″  W Coordinates: 60 ° 33 ′ 1 ″  N , 45 ° 17 ′ 18 ″  W
Narsarsuaq (Greenland)
Narsarsuaq
Residents 0
(1997)
Time zone UTC-3

Narsarsuaq [ ˌnɑˈsːɑsːuɑq ] (according to the old spelling Narssarssuaĸ ) is a deserted Greenlandic shepherd settlement in the Nanortalik district in the municipality of Kujalleq .

location

Narsarsuaq lies on a plain on the west coast of the Uunartup Kangerlua . On the opposite side of the fjord is the abandoned shepherd's settlement Niaqornaarsuk . The nearest larger town is Ammassivik , which is 7.5 km northwest.

Population development

Only one person lived in Narsarsuaq until the mid-1980s. Subsequently, the population fluctuated between four and five people before Narsarsuaq was left in 1996.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Map with all official place names confirmed by Oqaasileriffik , provided by Asiaq
  2. ↑ Lokaliteter i Grønland at stat.gl (.pdf)