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was originally located at the site of present-day
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312:. The mouth of the long
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306:Kangerlussuatsiaq Fjord
144:65.82500°N 53.33750°W
82:Show map of Greenland
493:Qeqqata Municipality
413:Qeqqata Municipality
372:Statistics Greenland
277:, formerly known as
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314:Kangerlussuaq Fjord
288:in central-western
279:Gammel Sukkertoppen
179:Constituent country
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690:Upernavik Kujalleq
243: • Total
232:Judithe Fredriksen
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855:Kangaatsiaq
825:Iginniarfik
757:Narsarmijit
722:Aappilattoq
620:Nuugaatsiaq
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416:(in Danish)
263:Postal code
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1011:Categories
956:Kapisillit
928:Sermersooq
893:Kangaamiut
802:Qeqertalik
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747:Nanortalik
732:Ammassivik
680:Ukkusissat
670:Siorapaluk
665:Savissivik
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600:Kullorsuaq
590:Innaarsuit
380:References
348:Population
275:Kangaamiut
238:Population
223:Government
135:53°20′15″W
132:65°49′30″N
106:Kangaamiut
73:Kangaamiut
47:Kangaamiut
23:Kangaamiut
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695:Uummannaq
685:Upernavik
610:Niaqornat
585:Ilulissat
580:Illorsuit
557:Avannaata
481:Zuckerhut
477:Zukkertop
473:Sukkertop
432:Kangâmiut
336:Transport
332:in 1782.
330:Maniitsoq
296:Geography
290:Greenland
252:Time zone
192:Greenland
991:Tasiilaq
966:Kuummiit
918:Sisimiut
815:Akunnaaq
792:Tasiusaq
767:Qaqortoq
714:Kujalleq
675:Tasiusaq
650:Qeqertat
645:Qeqertaq
630:Oqaatsut
625:Nuussuaq
575:Ilimanaq
570:Ikerasak
496:Archived
370:Source:
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976:Paamiut
961:Kulusuk
941:Isertoq
908:Napasoq
888:Itilleq
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605:Naajaat
320:History
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215:Founded
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257:UTC-03
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