Kangaamiut

Kangaamiut (old spelling: Kangâmiut) is a settlement in the Qeqqata municipality in central-western Greenland, with a population of 357 as of 2010. Kangaamiut is located on an island off the coast of Davis Strait between mouths of two long fjords. To the south of the island the long and twisted Kangerlussuatsiaq Fjord empties into the sea, while immediately to the north, the Kangaamiut Kangerluarsuat Fjord flows into the sea between skerries. The mouth of the long Kangerlussuaq Fjord is located approximately 26 km north of the island. Maniitsoq town was originally located at the site of present day Kangaamiut, when the former colony was founded in 1755. It was moved in 1782 to its present location. Kangaamiut serves as a port of call...