Pituffik
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Pituffik is a former Inughuit settlement in North Star Bay, near Mount Dundas at the eastern end of Bylot Sound in northern Greenland. It was located on the plain that is now occupied by the runway of the U.S. Pituffik Space Base, formerly Thule Air Base. The Inughuit inhabitants were relocated to the present-day town of Qaanaaq. The relocation and the fallout from the 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash in the vicinity are a contentious issue in Greenland's relations with Denmark and the United States.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Pituffik
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Sled Dogs Thule Greenland.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- A dog sled race at Pituffik, with Mount Dundas in the background
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- Greenland
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- Location within Greenland
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Constituent country
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Greenland
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Avannaata
- Settlement.extinct_title
- Relocated
- Settlement.extinct_date
- 1953
- Settlement.timezone
- UTC-04
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- region
- Official name
- Pituffik
- Country
- Danish Realm
- Located in
- Avannaata
- Population
- 85
- Image
- Aerial Picture Of Thule Air Base.jpg
- Significant event
- 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash
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- Pituffik
- native label
- Pituffik
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Pituffik (à approximativement 76° 32′ N, 68° 45′ O) était, à l'époque, un village de chasseurs Groenlandais Inuits avant la construction de la base aérienne de Thulé par les États-Unis en 1951. En 1953, tous les habitants de Pituffik, les Dundas, ont été déplacés vers le nord, dans le village de Qaanaaq, aussi appelé le « Nouveau Thulé ». La base aérienne de Thulé n'est pas une municipalité mais une enclave du Groenland. En janvier 2005, 235 habitants ont été recensés.
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