Qeqertarsuaq
Godhavn | |
|---|---|
 Overhead view of Qeqertarsuaq and its characteristic mountains | |
  Qeqertarsuaq Location on Disko Island  Qeqertarsuaq Qeqertarsuaq (Greenland) | |
| Coordinates: 69°14′50″N 53°32′00″W / 69.24722°N 53.53333°W | |
| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Greenland |
| Municipality | Qeqertalik |
| Founded | 1773 |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 839[1] |
| Time zone | UTC−02:00 (Western Greenland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−01:00 (Western Greenland Summer Time) |
| Postal code | 3953 |
Qeqertarsuaq (Greenlandic pronunciation: [qɜqɜtːɑsːuɑq], historically known as Godhavn) is a port and town in Qeqertalik municipality, located on the south coast of Disko Island on the west coast of Greenland. Founded in 1773, the town is now home to a campus of the University of Copenhagen known as Arctic Station. Qeqertarsuaq is the Kalaallisut name for Disko Island and is also now used for several other islands on Greenland, including those formerly known as Upernavik and Herbert Island. Qeqertarsuaq means 'the big island' in Kalaallisut (Danish: den store ø).
In 2020, the town had 839 inhabitants.[1] The remainder of the population of the island (less than 50 people) lives in the Kangerluk settlement, a few hours by boat to the northwest.
- ^ a b "Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland.