Qaarsut

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Field	Value
name	Qaarsut
image_skyline	Qaarsut aerial.jpg
imagesize	300px
image_caption	Aerial panorama of Qaarsut
pushpin_map	Greenland
pushpin_map_caption	Location within Greenland
pushpin_mapsize	300
subdivision_type	State
subdivision_name	Kingdom of Denmark
subdivision_type1	Constituent country
subdivision_name1	Greenland
subdivision_type2	Municipality
subdivision_name2	Avannaata
government_footnotes
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Ole Dorph
population_as_of	1 January 2025
population_total	172
timezone1	Western Greenland Time
utc_offset1	−02:00
timezone1_DST	Western Greenland Summer Time
utc_offset1_DST	−01:00
coordinates
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	3964 Qaarsut
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Geography

The village is located on the north coast of the Nuussuaq Peninsula. It is at the foot of the 1977 m high Qilertinnguit mountain, which shelters the settlement from the coastal winds. Qaarsut is approximately 20 km northwest of the main town of Uummannaq.{{cite web |title = Qaarsut |url = https://www.airgreenland.com/destinationer/qaarsut/ |publisher = Air Greenland |access-date = July 18, 2025}}

Climate

Qaarsut experiences a tundra climate (Köppen: ET); with short, quite cool summers and long, frigid winters. Its position in the lee of Qilertinnguit mountain can occasionally cause strong foehn winds from the southeast, raising the temperature above freezing even in winter.

|location = Qaarsut Airport () (88 m AMSL) (2000-2020 data) |metric first = Yes |single line = Yes |width = auto |Jan record high C = 8.0 |Feb record high C = 9.2 |Mar record high C = 9.6 |Apr record high C = 14.4 |May record high C = 18.2 |Jun record high C = 18.7 |Jul record high C = 21.4 |Aug record high C = 20.6 |Sep record high C = 16.4 |Oct record high C = 14.0 |Nov record high C = 9.7 |Dec record high C = 11.2 |year record high C = 21.4 |Jan high C = -8.9 |Feb high C = -11.2 |Mar high C = -10.6 |Apr high C = -4.7 |May high C = 2.7 |Jun high C = 9.0 |Jul high C = 12.2 |Aug high C = 10.6 |Sep high C = 4.8 |Oct high C = -0.3 |Nov high C = -4.4 |Dec high C = -6.8 |year high C = -0.6 |Jan mean C = -11.6 |Feb mean C = -14.3 |Mar mean C = -14.3 |Apr mean C = -8.6 |May mean C = -0.4 |Jun mean C = 5.8 |Jul mean C = 9.1 |Aug mean C = 7.7 |Sep mean C = 2.5 |Oct mean C = -2.5 |Nov mean C = -6.8 |Dec mean C = -9.1 |year mean C = -3.5 |Jan low C = -14.3 |Feb low C = -17.4 |Mar low C = -17.6 |Apr low C = -12.4 |May low C = -3.3 |Jun low C = 2.9 |Jul low C = 6.0 |Aug low C = 4.7 |Sep low C = 0.0 |Oct low C = -4.8 |Nov low C = -9.1 |Dec low C = -11.6 |year low C = -6.4 |Jan record low C = -30.3 |Feb record low C = -31.9 |Mar record low C = -33.9 |Apr record low C = -27.7 |May record low C = -16.2 |Jun record low C = -4.3 |Jul record low C = -1.1 |Aug record low C = -0.9 |Sep record low C = -9.6 |Oct record low C = -14.0 |Nov record low C = -18.8 |Dec record low C = -27.4 |year record low C = -33.9 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 16 |Feb precipitation mm = 16 |Mar precipitation mm = 17 |Apr precipitation mm = 17 |May precipitation mm = 16 |Jun precipitation mm = 22 |Jul precipitation mm = 28 |Aug precipitation mm = 28 |Sep precipitation mm = 36 |Oct precipitation mm = 28 |Nov precipitation mm = 33 |Dec precipitation mm = 25 |year precipitation mm = 280 |unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 10 |Feb precipitation days = 9 |Mar precipitation days = 10 |Apr precipitation days = 10 |May precipitation days = 8 |Jun precipitation days = 7 |Jul precipitation days = 8 |Aug precipitation days = 9 |Sep precipitation days = 11 |Oct precipitation days = 11 |Nov precipitation days = 14 |Dec precipitation days = 12 |year precipitation days = 118 |Jan humidity = 63.0 |Feb humidity = 64.6 |Mar humidity = 66.3 |Apr humidity = 67.8 |May humidity = 75.0 |Jun humidity = 75.2 |Jul humidity = 71.6 |Aug humidity = 69.6 |Sep humidity = 67.1 |Oct humidity = 63.1 |Nov humidity = 62.4 |Dec humidity = 62.0 |year humidity = 67.3 |source 1 = Danish Meteorological Institute (1981-2020 data){{cite web |last = Cappelen |first = J |last2 = Drost Jensen |first2 = C |last3 = Laursen |first3 = Ellen Vaarby |last4 = Stannius |first4 = Lotte Sligting |last5 = Thomsen |first5 = Rikke Sjølin |editor-last = Hansen |editor-first = Ane |editor2-last = Rasmussen |editor2-first = Leif |editor3-last = Scharling |editor3-first = Mikael |date = December 20, 2021 |title = Climatological Standard Normals 1991-2020 – Greenland |url = https://www.dmi.dk/fileadmin/Rapporter/2021/DMI_report_21_12_Greenland.pdf |publisher = Danish Meteorological Institute |access-date = July 18, 2025}} |source 2 = Climates To Travel{{cite web |title = Climate in Uummanaq (Greenland) |url = https://www.climatestotravel.com/climate/greenland/uummannaq |publisher = Climates To Travel |access-date = July 18, 2025}}

History

Until January 2009, the settlement belonged to Uummannaq Municipality.

The first coal mine in Greenland operated between 1778 and 1924 in Qaarsuarsuit. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/Mine_Qaarsut.jpg" caption="The Qaarsuarsuit coal mine in 1907"] ::

Inuit settlement

A few kilometres east of Qaarsut is the Inuit settlement Qilakitsoq. The settlement is known for the discovery in 1972 of eight mummified bodies from the Thule culture. The mummies of Qilakitsoq provided important insight into the lives of Inuit who lived 500 years ago in the Thule culture.

Infrastructure

The school and the church are housed in the same building. Additionally, the village provides essential amenities such as a shop, service center, and health station.

Education

In 2011, the school had a total of 40 students, spanning from 1st to 9th grade, but organized into just four classes. The school is part of the Greenlandic school network, known as ATTAT, and is equipped with video conference equipment for teaching purposes.

Transport

Main article: Qaarsut Airport

Qaarsut Airport, located to the northwest of the settlement, serves both Qaarsut and Uummannaq, the latter accessible only by helicopter.

Population

The population of Qaarsut has dropped by over 18 percent relative to the 2000 levels, reflecting a general trend in the region.

Gallery

File:Qaarsut and its church.jpg|Qaarsut's chapel File:Qaarsut and Uummannaq's mountain.jpg|Qaarsut and Uummannaq's mountain in the background File:Overview of Qaarsut, Greenland.jpg|Overview of Qaarsut File:Colourful houses in Qaarsut.jpg|Colourful houses File:Qaarsut's primary school.jpg|School File:Qaarsut at midnight.jpg|Qaarsut at midnight sun

References

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"Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland.
Beck, Hylke E. (October 23, 2023). "High-resolution (1 km) Köppen-Geiger maps for 1901–2099 based on constrained CMIP6 projections". [[Nature (journal).
Cappelen, J. (2000). "Klimaobservationer i Grønland, 1958-99 - med klimanormaler 1961-90". [[Danish Meteorological Institute]] - [[Ministry of Transport (Denmark).
[http://bank2.stat.gl/ Statistics Greenland] {{webarchive. link. (July 21, 2011)

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