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Kullorsuaq

Kullorsuaq is a settlement in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is the northernmost settlement in the Upernavik Archipelago, located on Kullorsuaq Island at the southern end of Melville Bay, itself part of the larger Baffin Bay.

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Place details

Locality: Kullorsuaq
Region: Avannaata
Country: Kalaallit Nunaat
Population: 453

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Kullorsuaq
Settlement.image_skyline: Kullorsuaq.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.image_caption: Wooden houses in Kullorsuaq
Settlement.pushpin_map: Greenland
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: Avannaata
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date

Wikidata facts

Instance of: rural area
Official name: Kullorsuaq
Country: Greenland
Located in: Avannaata
Population: +436
Area: +1.022
Elevation: +54
Time zone: UTC−03:00
Image: Kullorsuaq.jpg

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Article

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Contents

Geography
History
Prehistory
20th century
Economy
Transport
Population
Climate
References

The settlement was founded in 1928 and became a trading station, growing in size after World War II when hunters from several small villages around Inussulik Bay, Sugar Loaf Bay, and Tasiusaq Bay moved into the larger settlements such as Nuussuaq and Kullorsuaq. Today, Kullorsuaq remains one of the most traditional hunting and fishing villages in Greenland, but maintains a stable population.