Siorapaluk
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Siorapaluk is a settlement in the Municipality of Qaanaaq, Greenland and is one of the world's northernmost settlements. While it is not the northernmost settlement of all, it is claimed that it is the northernmost 'naturally inhabited' settlement, arguing that the few settlements that are further north are uninhabited, military outposts, research stations, and the like. Population (January 2005) is 87. Approximate location is .
[edit] References
- Statistics Greenland: Population Statistics Grønlands befolkning pr. 1. januar 2005 (23.02.2005). Del 2. Statistics Greenland. Only available in Danish and Greenlandic. Downloaded January 2006.
- Gazetteer of Greenland Compiled by Per Ivar Haug. UBiT, Universitetsbiblioteket i Trondheim, August 2005, ISBN 82-7113-114-1.
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[edit] External links
- www.arktiskebilleder.dk Historical images from Siorapaluk.
- www.fallingrain.com Weather and maps for Siorapaluk.
- www.turistqaanaaq.gl Tourist information.
