Distance between cities in Greenland

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Distances between main cities

In Greenland, cities are at a considerable distance compared to other countries, with an average distance of 573 km between the 10 most populated cities. The following matrix shows all distances between the main cities.

Nuuk Sisimiut Ilulissat Qaqortoq Aasiaat Maniitsoq Tasiilaq Uummannaq
Nuuk - 320 km 562 km 485 km 507 km 148 km 684 km 724 km
Sisimiut 320 km - 276 km 788 km 200 km 174 km 733 km 421 km
Ilulissat 562 km 276 km - 977 km 91 km 431 km 701 km 167 km
Qaqortoq 485 km 788 km 977 km - 947 km 627 km 689 km 1,143 km
Aasiaat 507 km 200 km 91 km 947 km - 367 km 742 km 221 km
Maniitsoq 148 km 174 km 431 km 627 km 367 km - 705 km 587 km
Tasiilaq 684 km 733 km 701 km 689 km 742 km 705 km - 821 km
Uummannaq 724 km 421 km 167 km 1,143 km 221 km 587 km 821 km -

Longest distances in Greenland

Among the 10 main cities, the longest distance is 1,143 km, between Qaqortoq and Uummannaq. If the group is expanded to the 18 largest cities, the longest distance is between Qaanaaq and Nanortalik, with 2,124 km.

Group From → To Distance
Among the main 10 cities From Qaqortoq to Uummannaq 1,143 km (711 mi)
Among the main 18 cities From Qaanaaq to Nanortalik 2,124 km (1,320 mi)

The greatest latitudinal distance (north to south) is also from Qaanaaq to Nanortalik, with a displacement of 17.32 degrees of latitude in geographic coordinates, which is approximately equivalent to 1,916 km.

In the longitudinal direction (west to east), the greatest distance is from Qaanaaq to Tasiilaq, with a displacement of 11.85 degrees of longitude, which is approximately equivalent to 763 km. The total distance between these cities is 1,687 km.

Distances to international cities

International routes from cities in Greenland reach significant distances, such as the 16,288 kilometers between Nuuk and Sydney, covering a transcontinental connection between America and Oceania. Below are some international distances from Greenland.

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