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Kangerlussuaq

Kangerlussuaq proper noun: a settlement in Qeqqata, Greenland.

Proper noun

Kangerlussuaq

  1. A settlement in Qeqqata, Greenland.
    • This time I’m aiming at the coastal labyrinth of fjords, ice and mountains in the Qeqqata region, roughly situated between Kangerlussuaq and Maniitsoq in Southwest Greenland (the bit without polar bears).2016 July 24, Willem Vandoorne, “Qeqqata expedition – preparing for 5 weeks in Southwest Greenland”, in Willem Vandoorne's Travel Log, archived from the original on 22 May 2023
    • The government has also proposed upgrading the airport in Kangerlussuaq, a former U.S. military base in western Greenland, to accommodate F-35 fighter jets, broadcasters DR and TV2 said on Friday.2025 January 10, Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen, Stine Jacobsen, “Denmark plans new ships, dog sled patrols in Greenland as Trump seeks control”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 13 Jan 2025

Origin of Kangerlussuaq

Borrowed from Greenlandic Kangerlussuaq (“Big Fjord”).

Questions about Kangerlussuaq

What does Kangerlussuaq mean?
Kangerlussuaq means a settlement in Qeqqata, Greenland.
What part of speech is Kangerlussuaq?
Kangerlussuaq is a proper noun.

Words near Kangerlussuaq in the dictionary

  1. Kangean chickens
  2. Kangeanese
  3. Kangeans
  4. kanged
  5. kanger
  6. Kangerlussuaq
  7. kangeroo
  8. kangeroos
  9. kangers
  10. Kangeyam
  11. Kangeyams

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