Eqaluit

Eqaluit
Eqaluit Location in Greenland
Coordinates: 60°45′29″N 45°32′37″W
Country	Denmark
Autonomous Country	Greenland
Municipality	Sermersooq
District	Qaqortoq

Not to be confused with Iqaluit.

Eqaluit is a commune in southern Greenland.

The commune has its own peninsula, which contains Julianehåb granite, a granite formed in the Precambrian era, named after the Julianehåb (now Qaqortoq) district.[1]

References

1. Scharbert, Heinz G. (1966-09-01). "Notes on the Julianehåb granite of eqaluit Peninsula, Julianehåb district, Southern Greenland". Tschermaks mineralogische und petrographische Mitteilungen. 11 (3): 373–387. Bibcode:1966MinPe..11..373S. doi:10.1007/BF01128893. ISSN 1438-1168.