Narsaarsuk
Narsaarsuk
Narsaarsuk (old spelling: Narssârssuk) is an abandoned settlement on the edge of Bylot Sound in northern Greenland near Thule Air Base.[1] The site of the former settlement is contaminated with plutonium after the 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash.[2]
Coordinates: 76°25′18″N 69°22′13″W / 76.42167°N 69.37028°W / 76.42167; -69.37028
References
^ Plutonium in the environment at Thule, Greenland, from sampling in 2003
^ International Radiation Protection Association, Third European IRPA Congress Proceedings, p.2357