Upernavik Kujalleq

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Upernavik Kujalleq (old spelling: Upernavik Kujatdleq), formerly Søndre Upernavik, is an island settlement in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Founded in 1855 as a trading station on Qeqertaq Island,[1] the settlement had 201 inhabitants in 2020.[2]

Upernavik Archipelago

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Upernavik Kujalleq is the only settlement on Qeqertaq Island, which is the second largest island of Upernavik Archipelago, a vast archipelago of small islands on the coast of northeastern Baffin Bay. It is located near Qugdlungut, the southernmost point of the island, and features a heliport,

Transport

On weekdays, Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with mostly cargo helicopter flights from Upernavik Kujalleq Heliport to Kangersuatsiaq and Upernavik.[3]

Population

The population of Upernavik Kujalleq has remained relatively stable over the last two decades.[4]

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