Aasiaat (Egedesminde) travel guide

Aasiaat (old spelling: Ausiait), Danish: Egedesminde is Greenland's fourth-largest town and at the same time a municipality (Aasiaat Kommuneat). The municipality covers several islands at the southern end of Disko Bay (Aasiaat Archipelago in west-central Greenland. The approximate location of Aasiaat town is 68°43'N 52°53'W.
It is one of two Greenlandic municipalities that do not occupy any portion of the main island of Greenland, the other one being Qeqertarsuaq. As of January 1 2005, the municipality had a population of 3 310, on an area of 4000 km². Aasiaat is sometimes referred to as the Town of the Whales http://www.greenland-guide.gl/aasiaat-tourist/default.php, since marine mammals such as whales and seals are a common sight. (...) more....

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