Tasiilaq
Tasiilaq, formerly Ammassalik or Angmagssalik (Danish names: Kong Oscars Havn or simply Oscarshavn), is a town on Ammassalik Island in southeastern Greenland, within the municipality of Sermersooq. With 1,985 inhabitants as of 2020, it is the most populous community on the eastern coast, and the seventh-largest town in Greenland. The Sermilik Station, dedicated to the research of the nearby Mittivakkat Glacier, is near the town.
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Place details
- Locality
- Tasiilaq
- Region
- Sermersooq
- Country
- Kalaallit Nunaat
- Population
- 1,985
Article
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Prehistory to the fifteenth century
- Eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
- Twenty-first century
- Geography
- Population
- Language
- Transport
- Tourism
- Climate
- Twin Town – Sister City
- References
Tasiilaq, formerly Ammassalik or Angmagssalik (Danish names: Kong Oscars Havn or simply Oscarshavn), is a town on Ammassalik Island in southeastern Greenland, within the municipality of Sermersooq. With 1,985 inhabitants as of 2020, it is the most populous community on the eastern coast, and the seventh-largest town in Greenland. The Sermilik Station, dedicated to the research of the nearby Mittivakkat Glacier, is near the town.
== History ==