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Apr 6, 2023 · Pituffik Space Base (pronounced bee-doo-FEEK), formerly known as Thule Air Base (pronounced too-lee), is located in Greenland—a country within the Kingdom of Denmark and inhabited by approximately 56,000 people. Greenland covers nearly 840,000 square miles; more than 80 percent is covered either by the ice cap or smaller glaciers.
Jun 5, 2019 · The Pituffik Space Base, formerly known as Thule Air Force Base, is a military base in Greenland operated by the US military. It is, in fact, the US’s northernmost military base in the world, located just 1,524km from the North Pole and 1,207km north of the Arctic Circle.
Pituffik Space Base (/ b iː d uː ˈ f iː k / bee-doo-FEEK; Greenlandic:) (IATA: THU, ICAO: BGTL), formerly Thule Air Base (/ t uː l iː / or / t uː l eɪ /), is the United States Space Force's northernmost base, and the northernmost installation of the U.S. Armed Forces, located 750 mi (1,210 km) north of the Arctic Circle and 947 mi ...
Thule Air Base, the Department of Defense’s northernmost installation, has been renamed to recognize Greenlandic cultural heritage and better reflect its role in the U.S. Space Force. Following a ceremony held April 6, the installation is now known as Pituffik Space Base.
Apr 6, 2023 · WASHINGTON — Thule Air Base, a U.S. military installation in Greenland where Space Force units conduct missile warning operations, has been renamed Pituffik Space Base.
Dec 30, 2021 · Thule is the Department of Defense’s northernmost installation located 750 miles north of the Arctic Circle and only 947 miles south of the North Pole which brings significant challenges such as significant internet degradation, seasonal depression issues, and more. (U.S. Space Force photo by Master Sgt. Sara Keller)
Apr 10, 2023 · Thule Air Base, the U.S.-run ballistic missile-warning site in Greenland, was retitled Pituffik Space Base in an April 6 ceremony at America’s northernmost military installation.
Dec 22, 2020 · Thule Air Base is the United States Air Force's northernmost base, located 1,207 km (750 mile) north of the Arctic Circle and 1,524 km (947 mile) from the North Pole on the northwest coast of the...
Qaanaaq (Greenlandic pronunciation:), formerly known as Thule or New Thule, is the main town in the northern part of the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. The town has a population of 646 as of 2020.
Apr 28, 2024 · Thule Air Base, U.S. air base and communications centre, northwestern Greenland. It lies on Cape Atholl and the southern shore of Wolstenholme Fjord, an inlet of Baffin Bay. Near the base is the former Greenlandic (Eskimo) settlement of Umanak (Danish: Dundas).
