Kulusuk
Sign in to saveKulusuk (old spelling: Qulusuk), formerly Kap Dan, is a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality in southeastern Greenland, located on an island of the same name. The settlement has a population of 241, including many Danes choosing to live there due to the airport. In the Kalaallisut language, the name of the village means "Chest of a Black Guillemot".
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kulusuk
- Settlement.other_name
- Kap Dan
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Settlement
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Kulusuk.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Kulusuk
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Greenland
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Greenland
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- yes
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Constituent country
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
Key dates
- Inception
- 1909
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- rural area
- Official name
- Kap Dan
- Country
- Danish Realm
- Located in
- Sermersooq
- Population
- +240
- Area
- +10.92
- Image
- Kulusuk-winter-sunset.jpg
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Article
15 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Kulusuk Island
- Qalorujoorneq
- History
- From prehistory until 15th century
- 18th and 19th centuries
- 20th century
- Language
- Facilities
- Tourism
- Population
- Transport
- Climate
- References
- External links
Kulusuk (old spelling: Qulusuk), formerly Kap Dan, is a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality in southeastern Greenland, located on an island of the same name. The settlement has a population of 241, including many Danes choosing to live there due to the airport. In the Kalaallisut language, the name of the village means "Chest of a Black Guillemot".
== Geography == The urbanized area of the settlement is centered around the harbour in the northwestern part of the island, on the shores of the Torsuut Tunoq sound. Industrial utility buildings are also scattered in the vicinity of the airport, to the northwest of the runway.