Kangerluarsoruseq

Kangerluarsoruseq
Kangerluarsoruseq
	Kangerluarsoruseq Location within Greenland
	Coordinates: 63°41′51″N 51°32′43″W / 63.69750°N 51.54528°W
State	Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country	Greenland
Municipality	Sermersooq
Founded	1927
Abandoned	2009
Time zone	UTC-03

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]

History

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]

References

^ Roger Pihl. "Færingehavn". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
^ Jóhan Heri Joensen (March 27, 2007). "Føroyingahavnin". fuglafjordur.com. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
^ "Population in localities January 1.st by locality, age, gender and place of birth 1977-2013". Statistics Greenland. Retrieved 4 September 2013.

[1] Roger Pihl. "Færingehavn". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved December 1, 2016.

[2] Jóhan Heri Joensen (March 27, 2007). "Føroyingahavnin". fuglafjordur.com. Retrieved December 1, 2016.

[statbank-3] "Population in localities January 1.st by locality, age, gender and place of birth 1977-2013". Statistics Greenland. Retrieved 4 September 2013.

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