Pituffik
Pituffik | |
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A dog sled race at Pituffik, with Mount Dundas in the background | |
Pituffik Location within Greenland | |
| Coordinates: 76°32′N 68°45′W / 76.533°N 68.750°W | |
| State | Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country | Greenland |
| Municipality | Avannaata |
| Relocated | 1953 |
| Time zone | UTC-04 |
Pituffik is a former Inughuit settlement in North Star Bay, near Mount Dundas at the eastern end of Bylot Sound in northern Greenland. It was located on the plain that is now occupied by the runway of the U.S. Pituffik Space Base, formerly Thule Air Base. The Inughuit inhabitants were relocated to the present-day town of Qaanaaq. The relocation and the fallout from the 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash in the vicinity are a contentious issue in Greenland's relations with Denmark and the United States.