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it is the most populous community on the eastern coast,
Tasiilaq has a tundra climate, with long, cold and snowy winters and short, cool drier summers. From time to time, Tasiilaq is affected by piteraqs, winds from the Arctic. . On 6 February 1970 the worst piteraq ever documented hit Tasiilaq, causing heavy damage and nearly ruining the town.  Winter winds  can hit 111–178 mph.  It hit 200 mph in 1970.
A piteraq is a cold katabatic wind which originates on the Greenlandic icecap and sweeps down the east coast. The word "piteraq" means "that which attacks you" in the local language
In Tasiilaq, nature is the all-dominant force that underpins the course of life. This means, for example, that ships only arrive in the town during two to three summer months, as the town is otherwise shielded from the outside world due to ice.
Nuuk is the capital and largest city of Greenland. Nuuk is the seat of government and the country's largest cultural and economic centre. The major cities from other countries closest to the capital are Iqaluit and St. John's in Canada and Reykjavík in Iceland
Nuuk, is the capital of Greenland,  contains almost a third of Greenland's population. Nuuk is also the seat of government for the Sermersooq municipality. It is located on the wester side of Greenland. It has a  population of 18,326.
Our hotel is the Hotel Ammassalik
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View from the hotel in Tasiilaq with a soccer field just below the hotel
Helicopter arriving into Tasiilaq air space preparing for a landing from Kulusuk.
Helicopter approaching, in the distance,  landing coming from Kulusuk with more of our group.
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Helicopter seconds from touchdown
The bay is full of chunks of ice from icebergs breaking away.
The town is so small you can walk virtually every where in the summer months.
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The red building is the Ammassalik Museum. It is a small local museum consisting of a cultural history museum housed in the old church of the city, which is placed on an elevation behind the city's harbor.  We will visit this  later in the trip.  Next to the museum and just below we will also visit a old house built into the dirt from decades prior
Large  chunks of  icebergs have floated only yards from the homes near the harbor.
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View from the hotel looking to the left of the village and surrounding mountains.

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