Kangilinnguit ( grenl . Kangilinnguit , in the old spelling - Kangilínguit ; also Grönnedal - dates. Grønnedal ) - a village and a naval base in the commune of Sermerssook in southwestern Greenland . The village has 176 inhabitants (January 2005 data), a significant part of which (approximately 65) are Danish naval personnel from the headquarters of the Greenland island command [1] . The village is located at the mouth of the Arsuk Fjord.
| Village | |
| Cangilingue, Groennedal | |
|---|---|
| grenl. Kangilinnguit , Dates Grønnedal | |
 View of the fjords from the city | |
| A country |  Denmark |
| Region | Greenland |
| Commune | Sermersawok |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | |
| Population | |
| Population | 160 people ( 2010 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Postcode | 3905 Nuussuaq |
History
The village was founded as the base of the US Navy "Green Valley" during World War II , designed to protect Ivittuuta , where strategically important cryolite was mined. In 1951, the US Navy transferred the base to the Danish Navy. During the Cold War, the base was used by NATO anti-submarine ships that tracked Soviet submarines in the North Atlantic.
In the mid-1990s, the Danish Navy decided to save money by transferring most of the personnel of the Greenland island command from isolated Grennedal to the capital of Greenland, Nuuk or to Danish Aarhus . The Greenlandic government, however, managed to lobby for the preservation of the status quo, since the presence of a naval base stimulates the local economy.
In accordance with the “Agreement on the Defense of Denmark in 2010-2014”, adopted by the Danish Parliament on June 24, 2009, the Farland Islands Island Command (practically non-functioning) should join the Greenland Island Command. It is currently unknown whether the combined structure will retain the name Island Command Greenland, or change it to something like Command North Atlantic.
Notes
- ↑ Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation Archived June 6, 2007 on the Wayback Machine
Links
- Website of the Greenland Command at Kangilinnguit (Danish)
- arsukfjorden.gl - local web site with maps (Danish)