Kangerlussuaq

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Kangerlussuaq

town, Greenland

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Kangerlussuaq
…fjord is the town of Kangerlussuaq, the site of Greenland’s main international airport. Established as Bluie West 8 (BW 8), a U.S. World War II air base, the airport served for many years as a transpolar intermediate stop between Scandinavia and North America. It was abandoned as a U.S. base…
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…fjord is the town of Kangerlussuaq, the site of Greenland’s main international airport. Established as Bluie West 8 (BW 8), a U.S. World War II air base, the airport served for many years as a transpolar intermediate stop between Scandinavia and North America. It was abandoned as a U.S. base…
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