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Narsaarsuk

Coordinates: 76°25′18″N 69°22′13″W / 76.42167°N 69.37028°W / 76.42167; -69.37028
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Narsaarsuk is located in Greenland
Narsaarsuk
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Location within Greenland

Narsaarsuk (old spelling: Narssârssuk) is an abandoned settlement on the edge of Bylot Sound in northern Greenland near Pituffik Space Base.[1] The site of the former settlement is contaminated with plutonium after the 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash.[2]

76°25′18″N 69°22′13″W / 76.42167°N 69.37028°W / 76.42167; -69.37028

References

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  1. ^ Plutonium in the environment at Thule, Greenland, from sampling in 2003
  2. ^ International Radiation Protection Association, Third European IRPA Congress Proceedings, p.2357
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