Narsarsuaq
Narsarsuaq | |
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Narsarsuaq and Tunulliarfik Fjord | |
Narsarsuaq Location within Greenland | |
| Coordinates: 61°08′45″N 45°26′05″W / 61.14583°N 45.43472°W | |
| State | Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country | Greenland |
| Municipality | Kujalleq |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kiista P. Isaksen |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 123 |
| Time zone | UTC−02:00 (Western Greenland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−01:00 (Western Greenland Summer Time) |
| Postal code | 3923 |
Narsarsuaq (lit. Great Plain; old spelling: Narssarssuaq) is a settlement in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland. The settlement's economy and population of 123 inhabitants is almost entirely reliant on Narsarsuaq Airport, an old U.S. military base (Bluie West One). There is a tourism industry in and around Narsarsuaq, whose attractions include a great diversity of wildlife, gemstones, tours to glaciers, and an airfield museum.