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Upernavik
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Upernavik is a small town in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland, located on a small island of the same name. With 1,067 inhabitants as of 2025, it is the twelfth-largest town in Greenland. It contains the Upernavik Museum.
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Place details
- Locality
- Upernavik
- Region
- Avannaata
- Country
- Kalaallit Nunaat
- Population
- 1,129
- Timezone
- America/Nuuk
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Upernavik
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Upernavik town aerial 1 2007-07-11.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300
- Settlement.image_caption
- Upernavik in July 2007
- 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.population_as_of
- 2025
- Settlement.population_total
- 1087
- Settlement.timezone1
- Western Greenland Time
- Settlement.utc_offset1
- −02:00
- Settlement.timezone1_DST
- Western Greenland Summer Time
- Settlement.utc_offset1_DST
- −01:00
- Settlement.postal_code_type
- Postal code
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 1067
- Area
- 4.22
- Image
- Upernavik town aerial 1 2007-07-11.jpg
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- Commons category
- Upernavik
- postal code
- 3962
- inception
- 1772-01-01
- P12749
- Crenicichla tigrina
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Travel guide
Get in
Several weekly flights are operated from Kangerlussuaq, with a layover in Ilulissat, to Upernavik. Transportation between Upernavik and the surrounding settlements is either by air via helicopter or dog sleds.
Get around
Upernavik is ideal for kayaking or sailing trips along the coast between settlements. The best way to get around the town is by foot, which is easy due to the size.
See
thumb|300px|Upernavik harbour thumb|300px|Church of Upernavik Upernavik is the epitome of traditional Greenlandic hunting culture. This area used to be a spring hunting ground for many Greenlandic people and is a great place to learn more about this traditional way of life.
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Transport
- Archipelago
- Population
- Climate
- References
- Further reading
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Upernavik is a small town in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland, located on a small island of the same name. With 1,067 inhabitants as of 2025, it is the twelfth-largest town in Greenland. It contains the Upernavik Museum.
== History == thumb|upright=.7|left|New church The town was founded as Upernavik in 1772. From the former name of its island, it was sometimes known as Women's Island; its name was also sometimes Anglicized to "Uppernavik".
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