Qeqertarsuaq is a
port and town in Qaasuitsup municipality, located on the south coast of Disko
Island on the west coast of Greenland. Founded in 1773, the town is now home to
a campus of the University of Copenhagen known as Arctic Station.
"Qeqertarsuaq" is the Kalaallisut name for Disko Island and is also
now used for several other islands on Greenland in Qaasuitsup, including those
formerly known as Upernavik and Herbert Island.
In 2013, the town had 845 inhabitants. The
remainder of the population of the island
