Kangerlussuaq Museum

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Kangerlussuaq Museum is a History Museum in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland

The Kangerlussuaq Museum tells the story of an unlikely Arctic town. It is a small history museum in the settlement of Kangerlussuaq, in western Greenland, housed in one of the old base buildings. The town began as Bluie West-8, a United States air base built during the Second World War, and later served as a Cold War installation before passing to Greenland and becoming the country’s main international air hub. Exhibits cover that military past, the aircraft and equipment once stationed here, and the tundra all around, with its muskoxen, reindeer and the nearby edge of the ice sheet. Many people stop in while passing through on their way to Russell Glacier or an onward flight. It is worth lingering after dark, too. Kangerlussuaq sits just above the Arctic Circle, and its dry, settled climate makes it a favourite base for aurora hunters. Step away from the handful of buildings and the tundra falls quickly into blackness, and on clear evenings the northern lights wheel overhead, undimmed by any glow from the town.

Where to find Kangerlussuaq Museum?

67°0'27"N, 50°42'9"W

Aurora hunting in Kangerlussuaq?

The aurora season here runs from September to April, with the best chances of seeing the Northern Lights in September, October, February and March. Explore Kangerlussuaq Museum by day, then head outside after dark to look for the aurora.

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