Pituffik
Pituffik is a former settlement in northern Greenland, located at the eastern end of Bylot Sound by a tombolo known as Uummannaq, near the current site of the American Pituffik Space Base, formerly Thule Air Base. The former 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.
Pituffik | |
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The tombolo known as Uummannaq | |
Pituffik Location within Greenland | |
| Coordinates: 76°32′N 68°45′W | |
| State | Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country | Greenland |
| Municipality | Avannaata |
| Relocated | 1953 |
| Time zone | UTC-04 |
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