With 1,064 inhabitants as of 2024, it is the twelfth-largest town in Greenland. It contains the Upernavik Museum. Upernavik. Upernavik in July 2007.
Upernavik is set amidst a labyrinth of small islands that is home to traditional settlements, enormous icebergs, millions of birds, and the elusive narwhal.
Upernavik
Town in Greenland
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Upernavik is a small town in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland, located on a small island of the same name. With 1,064 inhabitants as of 2024, it is the twelfth-largest town in Greenland. It contains the Upernavik Museum. Wikipedia
Population: 1,064 (2024)
Constituent country: Greenland
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Title. Upernivik [i.e. Upernavik], Greenland, July, 1881 / G.W. Rice photo. Summary. Photograph showing village during the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition.
