Narsaarsuk

Narsaarsuk is located in Greenland
Narsaarsuk
Narsaarsuk
Location within Greenland

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

76°26′24″N 69°22′12″W / 76.44000°N 69.37000°W / 76.44000; -69.37000

References

  1. ↑ Nielsen, Sven P.; Dahlgaard, Henning (2005). "Plutonium in the environment at Thule, Greenland, from sampling in 2003" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2018.
  2. ↑ International Radiation Protection Association, Third European IRPA Congress Proceedings, p. 2357