Pituffik

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Pituffik is a settlement in northwestern Greenland best known for hosting the U.S. military installation formerly known as Thule Air Base.

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Pituffik canonical 2

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Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf populated place
settlement
climate Arctic climate
continent North America
country Greenland
hasAssociatedFacility Thule Air Base
U.S. Space Force base at Thule
hasFormerName Dundas
hasLanguage Danish
English
Greenlandic
linked to: Kalaallisut
hasNameInDanish Pituffik
hasNameInGreenlandic Pituffik
hasPopulationCharacteristic primarily military-related personnel
very small population
hosted Thule Air Base
U.S. military installation
locatedIn northwestern Greenland
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Avannaata
linked to: Avannaata (partly)
locatedInRegion Arctic
linked to: Arctic region
locatedNear Baffin Bay
Thule Air Base
locatedNorthOf Arctic Circle
locatedOn Greenland
nearbySettlement Qaanaaq
partOf Kingdom of Denmark
linked to: Denmark
strategicImportance Arctic military operations
early warning systems
timezone UTC-04:00
usedFor air base support
military purposes

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Pituffik hasNameInDanish Pituffik