Upernavik is a small town in the Avannaata municipality of northwestern Greenland, located on an island of the same name. With 1,087 inhabitants as of 2025 it is the twelfth-largest town in Greenland and is home to the Upernavik Museum.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Latitude72.783889 degrees north 1 Climate Zone Sources
1. Upernavik (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
+1772-01-01T00:00:00Z
P1082 (population)
population 1,092 (2020)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 72.783889, longitude -56.150556
P2046 (area)
area 4.22 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 1092 (2020)
View the Source2. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 72.75, -56.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 72.75, -56.25
72.75 -56.25 ET
3. GeoNames: Upernavik - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3418910Quote, cities500 record 3418910
72.78358 -56.14933 P PPL GL 11839537 1129 -9999 America/Nuuk
Upernavik (Wikipedia)
- In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia lead, confirms town in Greenland
On Continent: North America
Upernavik is a small town in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland, located on a small island of the same name.
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