Qaqortuatsiaq

Qaqortuatsiaq is a former settlement on the northern shore of Appat Island in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Its ruins lay against the Torsukattak Strait of Uummannaq Fjord.

Qaqortuatsiaq is located in Greenland
Qaqortuatsiaq
Qaqortuatsiaq
Location within Greenland

Qaqortuatsiaq was a marble quarry[1] and, though presently abandoned,[2] seems likely to be revived in the future.[3]

References

70.960°N 51.895°W / 70.960; -51.895


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