Qorlortorsuaq
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Qorlortorsuaq is the name of a village in the Nanortalik district, in the Kujalleq
municipality in southern Greenland
, located at the site of the largest waterfall
in the country; the waterfall also goes by the name of Qorlortorsuaq. Presently with 13 inhabitants, the population has grown since 2005 when 8 inhabitants were on record. The population consists mostly of farmers.
Qorlortorsuaq also houses the only trout farm in the country
Qorlortorsuaq is a location of the Qorlortorsuaq hydroelectric dam
. The hydropower plant is part of the focus of the government of Greenland to replace fossil fuelled power plants with renewable energy, and is only one of a number of hydroelectric projects planned for construction. The plant has made it possible to decommision the three aging diesel generators, so called "bunker fuel generators" made from old ship engines, that previously provided electricity to the towns.
Kujalleq
Kujalleq is a new municipality in the southern tip of Greenland, operational from 1 January 2009. With 7,589 inhabitants as of January 2010, it is the least-populated municipality in Greenland. The administrative center of the municipality is in Qaqortoq...
municipality in southern Greenland
Greenland
Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...
, located at the site of the largest waterfall
Waterfall
A waterfall is a place where flowing water rapidly drops in elevation as it flows over a steep region or a cliff.-Formation:Waterfalls are commonly formed when a river is young. At these times the channel is often narrow and deep. When the river courses over resistant bedrock, erosion happens...
in the country; the waterfall also goes by the name of Qorlortorsuaq. Presently with 13 inhabitants, the population has grown since 2005 when 8 inhabitants were on record. The population consists mostly of farmers.
Qorlortorsuaq also houses the only trout farm in the country
Qorlortorsuaq is a location of the Qorlortorsuaq hydroelectric dam
Qorlortorsuaq Dam
Qorlortorsuaq Dam is a hydroelectric dam near Qorlortorsuaq in the Nanortalik district of the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland. It has a capacity of 7.2 MW and it generates power for the neighbouring towns of Qaqortoq and Narsaq.-History:...
. The hydropower plant is part of the focus of the government of Greenland to replace fossil fuelled power plants with renewable energy, and is only one of a number of hydroelectric projects planned for construction. The plant has made it possible to decommision the three aging diesel generators, so called "bunker fuel generators" made from old ship engines, that previously provided electricity to the towns.