Qullissat
Sign in to saveQullissat (old spelling: Qutdligssat) is a former settlement in the Qeqertalik municipality, located on the northeast coast of Disko Island on the west coast of Greenland. It was a coal mining town founded to exploit the natural resources of Disko Island. The mines operated for 48 years until 1972, when the economic base of the settlement collapsed, leading to its abandonment.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Qullissat
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- Qllissat_3.jpg
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- 300px
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- A house in 2008, 36 years after the settlement was abandoned. The house was damaged by the 2000 tsunami.
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- Greenland
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- 300
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- Location within Greenland
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- State
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- Constituent country
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- Municipality
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- Qeqertalik
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- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- 1924
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- Abandoned
- Settlement.extinct_date
- 1972
- Settlement.timezone
- UTC-03
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Qullissat (old spelling: Qutdligssat) is a former settlement in the Qeqertalik municipality, located on the northeast coast of Disko Island on the west coast of Greenland. It was a coal mining town founded to exploit the natural resources of Disko Island. The mines operated for 48 years until 1972, when the economic base of the settlement collapsed, leading to its abandonment.
== Geography == Qulissat was located on the northeastern coast of Disko Island () on the shores of Sullorsuaq Strait (known in Danish as Vaigat Strait), facing the Nuussuaq Peninsula, which lies on the other side of the wide strait.
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