Kangersuatsiaq

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Kangersuatsiaq, formerly Prøven, is an island settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. It had 186 inhabitants in 2010.Upernavik ArchipelagoKangersuatsiaq is located within Upernavik Archipelago, a vast archipelago of small islands on the coast of northeastern Baffin Bay. The archipelago extends from the northwestern coast of Sigguup Nunaa peninsula in the south at approximately to the southern end of Melville Bay (Qimusseriarsuaq) in the north at approximately.TransportAir Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with flights between Kangersuatsiaq Heliport and Upernavik Airport.PopulationThe population of Kangersuatsiaq has decreased by over a quarter relative to the 2000 levels, and is still decreasing.