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Qaanaaq

Qaanaaq

9.9
A town in northwest Greenland that had a United States navy base during World War II
  • proper noun
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  • I was enjoying the ride and friendly conversation with Toku, a hunter and fisher from Qaanaaq, when I happened to look down at the snow.
  • Qaanaaq, Greenland

Examples

  • People in northern Greenland, Qaanaaq, Siorapaluk area used to hunt in Elsmere Island, as if it was part of their country years ago.

    The Last Ice (2020)

  • This is a photograph taken in Qaanaaq, the northernmost community in the world.

    Blog text (31)

  • Qaanaaq, 1950.

    The Last Ice (2020)

  • This is a photograph taken in Qaanaaq, the northernmost community in the world.

  • Qaanaaq is the administrative center for the hunting villages of the Polar, or Thule, Inuit.

Synonyms

Thule
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2 9.1

A town in northwest Greenland with a United States military base

has the same meaning but uses an alternate place name

Surface Forms

Qaanaaq main

Etymology

Qaanaaq comes from the Greenlandic Inuit language and is the local name for a 'far north' place, which helps you remember that Qaanaaq is the remote town in northwestern Greenland.