Qaanaaq

Greenland's coldest inhabited settlement, 646 people

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Episodes

#5439: Life at 76 Degrees North: Inside Pituffik Space Base

A few hundred people, four months of darkness, and a $100M-a-year mission on thawing permafrost.

Sep 22
#4867: Greenland's Coldest Inhabited Place: How 646 People Survive

Qaanaaq, Greenland, endures weeks below -40°C. How do 646 people survive the planet's most consistently lethal cold?

Aug 27