Qaanaaq

place in Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark
Place human_settlement Q223314
Qaanaaq
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Qaanaaq

Summary

Qaanaaq is a human settlement[1]. Qaanaaq ranks in the top 0.31% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (314 views/month, #112 of 35,923).[2]

Key Facts

  • Qaanaaq is located in Avannaata[3].
  • Qaanaaq is in the country of Kingdom of Denmark[4].
  • Qaanaaq's image is recorded as Qaanaaq, Greenland.jpg[5].
  • Qaanaaq's instance of is recorded as human settlement[6].
  • Qaanaaq's instance of is recorded as city[7].
  • Qaanaaq's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 133623951[8].
  • Qaanaaq's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n91095553[9].
  • Qaanaaq's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15217242k[10].
  • Qaanaaq's IdRef ID is recorded as 027442713[11].
  • Qaanaaq's postal code is recorded as 3971[12].
  • Qaanaaq's Commons category is recorded as Qaanaaq[13].
  • +1953-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Qaanaaq[14].
  • Qaanaaq's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 77.46733333333333, 'lon': -69.22936111111112}[15].
  • Qaanaaq's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01prql[16].
  • Qaanaaq's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Qaanaaq[17].
  • Qaanaaq's page banner is recorded as Qaanaaq banner 4.jpg[18].
  • Qaanaaq's MusicBrainz area ID is recorded as a562d2db-5aa5-4107-8864-2d8fedbf1986[19].
  • Qaanaaq's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1634'}[20].
  • Qaanaaq's population is recorded as {'amount': '+646'}[21].
  • Qaanaaq's population is recorded as {'amount': '+357'}[22].
  • Qaanaaq's population is recorded as {'amount': '+353'}[23].
  • Qaanaaq's population is recorded as {'amount': '+374'}[24].
  • Qaanaaq's population is recorded as {'amount': '+409'}[25].
  • Qaanaaq's population is recorded as {'amount': '+405'}[26].
  • Qaanaaq's population is recorded as {'amount': '+401'}[27].

Body

Geography

Qaanaaq is in the country of Kingdom of Denmark[4]. Qaanaaq is located in Avannaata[3].

Physical Characteristics

Qaanaaq's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+225500'}[28]. Qaanaaq's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+246'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1634'}[20], {'amount': '+646'}[21], {'amount': '+357'}[22], {'amount': '+353'}[23], {'amount': '+374'}[24], and {'amount': '+409'}[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include human settlement[6] and city[7].

History and Context

+1953-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Qaanaaq[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Qaanaaq include Qaanaaq Airport[30], an airport[31], in Greenland[32].

Why It Matters

Qaanaaq ranks in the top 0.31% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (314 views/month, #112 of 35,923).[2] Qaanaaq has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Qaanaaq is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Entities named for Qaanaaq include Qaanaaq Airport[30], an airport[31], in Greenland[32].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . visitgreenland.com. visitgreenland.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Q14005. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Statbank Greenland. Retrieved . bank.stat.gl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Statbank Greenland. Retrieved . bank.stat.gl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Statbank Greenland. Retrieved . bank.stat.gl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Statbank Greenland. Retrieved . bank.stat.gl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Statbank Greenland. Retrieved . bank.stat.gl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Statbank Greenland. Retrieved . bank.stat.gl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Statbank Greenland. Retrieved . bank.stat.gl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Avannaata
    Topic's main category Category:Qaanaaq
    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+225500'}
    Located in
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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