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Paamiut is a port of call for the Arctic Umiaq ferry service. [10] In November 2007, the Paamiut Airport was built by Mittarfeqarfiit. Connections to Nuuk and Narsarsuaq are served by Air Greenland STOL aircraft. [11]
Frederikshaab Glacier is a glacier on the southwest coast of Greenland in the Sermersooq municipality. It flows from Greenland's ice sheet and at its mouth melts into various ponds and channels that empty into Davis Strait. The nearest major town is Paamiut, roughly 110 km (68 mi) to the south, although some smaller settlements are closer.
Paamiut Municipality was a municipality in Greenland until 31 December 2008. Its area was mostly incorporated into the new Sermersooq municipality, while a part of the ice sheet including a few nunataks was incorporated into the new Kujalleq municipality. The central town was Paamiut (Greenlandic pronunciation:).
Nuuk skyline with the Sermitsiaq mountain in the background. This is a list of cities and towns in Greenland as of 2021. The term 'city' is used loosely for any populated area in Greenland, given that the most populated place is Nuuk, the capital, with 19,900 inhabitants. [1]
A 100–200 m (55–109 fathoms; 330–660 ft) deep turbidity current channel system, which is about 2–5 km (1.2–3.1 mi; 1.1–2.7 nmi) wide and 3,800 km (2,400 mi; 2,100 nmi) long, runs on the bottom of the sea, near its center from the Hudson Strait into the Atlantic.
Tourism is a significant contributor to the economy of the town. The Qaqortoq Tourist Service – Greenland Sagalands A/S – is the main local cruise operator and tourist office. The main foundation for tourism in town is the cruise tourism, Qaqortoq being the main cruise destination in Greenland with more than 35 cruise calls per season and ...
The municipality is located in south-central and eastern Greenland, with an area of 531,900 km 2 (205,367.7 sq mi). [2] As of 2018, it is the largest municipality in the world by area, following the split of the former Qaasuitsup. [5]
Ittoqqortoormiit is located on Liverpool Land, east of Hurry Inlet near the mouth of the northern shore of the Kangertittivaq fjord, which empties into the Greenland Sea. [4] The time zone in Ittoqqortoormiit is UTC-02:00, the same as most of Greenland's population. [5] Until March 2024 it had previously been one hour ahead of most of Greenland.