Kangerluarsoruseq should not be confused with Kangerlussuaq.
Kangerluarsoruseq | |
Pushpin Map: | Greenland |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Greenland |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | State |
Subdivision Type1: | Constituent country |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Sermersooq |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1927 |
Extinct Title: | Abandoned |
Extinct Date: | 2009 |
Timezone: | UTC-03 |
Coordinates: | 63.6975°N -51.5453°W |
Kangerluarsoruseq (old spelling: Kangerdluarssoruseq) is a former settlement in the Sermersooq municipality in southwestern Greenland. The village is situated about 50 km south of Nuuk. The fishing port was formerly known by the Danish official name, Færingehavn.[1]
Kangerluarsoruseq was founded in 1927 by Faroese fishermen as Føroyingahavnin. Use of the site as a fishing port ended during the 1990s. The village was abandoned in late 2009.[2] [3]