Qeqertarsuatsiaat

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Qeqertarsuatsiaat (Danish: Fiskenæsset) is a village in West Greenland in the municipality of Nuuk. Population is 273 (as of Jan. 2004). Location is approximately 63°05′N, 50°41′W. The Greenlandic name means 'the quite large island' and was founded by the Danish merchant Anders Olsen in 1754 as a trading post. From there, the KGH, the Royal Danish trading company, could trade skins and blubber from hunters in the area.

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• Greenland in Figures 2005 Statistics Greenland. 3rd Edition, May 2005. ISSN 1604-7397
• Qeqertarsuatsiaat travel guide Qeqertarsuatsiaat travel guide at World 66.com

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