Kangerlussuaq

Kangerlussuaq (Danish: Søndre Strømfjord) is a settlement in western Greenland in the Qeqqata municipality, located at the head of a fjord of the same name. It is Greenland's main air transport hub, being the site of Greenland's largest commercial airport. Kangerlussuaq is the Greenlandic word for 'Big Fjord'. Kangerlussuaq was also known as Bluie West Eight and Sondrestrom Air Base during its time as an American military base. The Kangerlussuaq area is also home to Greenland's most diverse land-based wildlife (such as muskoxen, caribou and gyrfalcons). The combination of these two factors has made Kangerlussuaq a significant tourist centre for most of the year. The settlement's economy and population of 556 is now almost completely...