Qaarsut
Sign in to saveQaarsut (old spelling: Kʼaersut) is a settlement in Avannaata municipality, in northwestern Greenland. It is situated on the northeastern shore of the Nuussuaq Peninsula. It had 172 inhabitants in 2025.
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Place details
- Locality
- Qaarsut
- Region
- Avannaata
- Country
- Kalaallit Nunaat
- Population
- 174
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Qaarsut
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Qaarsut aerial.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Aerial panorama of Qaarsut
- 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.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- rural area
- Official name
- Qaarsut
- Country
- Greenland
- Located in
- Avannaata
- Population
- +188
- Area
- +14.96
- Time zone
- UTC−03:00
- Image
- Qaarsut aerial.jpg
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Article
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Qaarsut (old spelling: Kʼaersut) is a settlement in Avannaata municipality, in northwestern Greenland. It is situated on the northeastern shore of the Nuussuaq Peninsula. It had 172 inhabitants in 2025.
== Geography == The village is located on the north coast of the Nuussuaq Peninsula. It is at the foot of the high Qilertinnguit mountain, which shelters the settlement from the coastal winds. Qaarsut is approximately northwest of the main town of Uummannaq.