Qaanaaq

Qaanaaq (pronounced [qaːnaːq], formerly Thule) is the main town in the northern part of the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is one of the northernmost towns in the world. The inhabitants of Qaanaaq speak the West Greenlandic language and many also speak Inuktun. The town has a population of 626 as of 2010. The tallest construction in Greenland, the 378-meter Globecom Tower (Radio Mast Thule), is located near the town. The Qaanaaq area in northern Greenland was first settled 2000 BC by the Paleo-Eskimo migrating from the Canadian Arctic. The town of Qaanaaq was founded when the US extended their current airbase at Thule and the former population of Pituffik was forced to move out 31 km (19 mi) to the north within...