Narsaarsuk

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]

Narsaarsuk is located in Greenland
Narsaarsuk
Narsaarsuk
Location within Greenland

76°25′18″N 69°22′13″W

References
  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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