Tasiilaq
Tasiilaq
Ammassalik, Oscarshavn | |
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Tasiilaq in summer | |
Location within Greenland | |
| Coordinates: 65°36′49″N 37°37′52″W / 65.61361°N 37.63111°W | |
| State | Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country | Greenland |
| Municipality | Sermersooq |
| Founded | 1894 |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,985 |
| Time zone | UTC-02:00 (Western Greenland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-01:00 (Western Greenland Summer Time) |
| Postal code | 3913 |
Tasiilaq, formerly Ammassalik or Angmagssalik (Danish names: Kong Oscars Havn or simply Oscarshavn), is a town on Ammassalik Island in southeastern Greenland, within the municipality of Sermersooq. With 1,985 inhabitants as of 2020, it is the most populous community on the eastern coast, and the seventh-largest town in Greenland. The Sermilik Station, dedicated to the research of the nearby Mittivakkat Glacier, is near the town.