Kangeq
Kangeq or Kangek (Kalaallisut: "Promontory") is a former settlement in the Sermersooq municipality in southwestern Greenland. It is located on the same island that formed the first Danish-Norwegian colony on Greenland between 1721 and 1728.
Kangeq
Håbets Ø | |
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Kangeq, ca. 1890 | |
Kangeq Location within Greenland | |
Coordinates: 64°07′00″N 52°04′00″W | |
State | Kingdom of Denmark |
Constituent country | Greenland |
Municipality | Sermersooq |
First settled | before 1000 CE |
Abandoned | 1973 |
Time zone | UTC-03 |
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