Upernavik Kujalleq
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Upernavik Kujalleq
Søndre Upernavik | |
|---|---|
 Upernavik Kujalleq | |
  Upernavik Kujalleq Location within Greenland | |
| Coordinates: 72°09′16″N 55°31′29″W / 72.15444°N 55.52472°W | |
| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Greenland |
| Municipality | Avannaata |
| Founded | 1855 |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 201 |
| Time zone | UTC−02:00 (Western Greenland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−01:00 (Western Greenland Summer Time) |
| Postal code | 3962 Upernavik |
Upernavik Kujalleq (old spelling: Upernavik Kujatdleq), formerly Søndre Upernavik, is an island settlement in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Founded in 1855 as a trading station on Qeqertaq Island,[1] the settlement had 201 inhabitants in 2020.[2]
Upernavik Kujalleq is the only settlement on Qeqertaq Island, which is the second largest island of Upernavik Archipelago, a vast archipelago of small islands on the coast of northeastern Baffin Bay. It is located near Qugdlungut, the southernmost point of the island, and features a heliport,
