Qaanaaq

1. Town in Greenland: 

Qaanaaq (Greenlandic pronunciation: [qaːnɑːq]), formerly known as Thule or New Thule, is the main town in the northern part of the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.

It is one of the northernmost towns in the world. 

The inhabitants of Qaanaaq speak the local Inuktun language and many also speak Kalaallisut and Danish.

The town has a population of 646 as of 2020. 

The population was forcibly relocated from its former, traditional home, which was expropriated for the construction of a United States Air Force base in 1953.

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2. Municipality in Greenland 

Qaanaaq Municipality was the only municipality in the county of North Greenland (Avannaa). 

It is now part of the municipality of Avannaata. On January 22, 1968, a B-52 crashed 11 km south of Pituffik Space Base.

Nuclear bombs were lost and debris scattered over the area in the accident. 

The municipality has a population of 850 (as of 1 January 2005). 

The town of Qaanaaq has a population of 640. 

In addition to the town, there are five inhabited villages:

Savissivik: pop. 78, in the northern part of Melville Bay, in the south of the municipality

Moriusaq: 21 (about 30 km (19 mi) off Pituffik Space Base)

Qeqertat: 22 (on the main island of the Harward Øer)

Siorapaluk: 87 (one of the northernmost settlements in the world at 77°47'N)

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