Kangaamiut
Sign in to saveKangaamiut, formerly known as Gammel Sukkertoppen, is a settlement with a population of 293 (2020) in the Qeqqata municipality in central-western Greenland.
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Place details
- Locality
- Kangaamiut
- Region
- Qeqqata
- Country
- Kalaallit Nunaat
- Population
- 293
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kangaamiut
- Settlement.other_name
- Gammel Sukkertoppen
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Kangaamiut.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Kangaamiut
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Greenland#North America
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Greenland
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Constituent country
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- rural area
- Country
- Greenland
- Located in
- Qeqqata
- Population
- +308
- Area
- +1.74
- Elevation
- +28
- Image
- Kangaamiut.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
5 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Transport
- Population
- References
Kangaamiut, formerly known as Gammel Sukkertoppen, is a settlement with a population of 293 (2020) in the Qeqqata municipality in central-western Greenland.
== Geography == Kangaamiut is located on an island off the coast of Davis Strait between mouths of two long fjords. To the south is the long and twisted Kangerlussuatsiaq Fjord and to the north is the Kangaamiut Kangerluarsuat Fjord. The mouth of the long Kangerlussuaq Fjord is located approximately north of the island.