Qeqertarsuatsiaat - a village in Greenland

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Category:	Cities
State (US):	!Non-US/Various
Country:	Greenland
Uploaded By:	sladys
Date Posted:	March 25th, 2008
Downloads:	296
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Description: 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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