Elevation of towns in Greenland

99 towns in Greenland have a reading on the GMTED2010 grid. The highest is Eqalugaarsuit (Qaqortoq) at 1,688 m (5,538 ft); the lowest is Qeqertat (Qaanaaq) at 0 m (0 ft). Half of the towns sit above 31 m (the mean is 97 m). 33 more places are on file with a coordinate that is not their own; they are named at the foot of this page and have no page of their own.

Highest towns in Greenland

#	Town	Elevation
1	Eqalugaarsuit Qaqortoq	1,688 m (5,538 ft)
2	Aappilattoq Nanortalik	766 m (2,513 ft)
3	Maarmorilik Uummannaq	763 m (2,503 ft)
4	Illorsuit Uummannaq	416 m (1,365 ft)
5	Qooqqut Nuuk	359 m (1,178 ft)
6	Qinngua Narsaq	351 m (1,152 ft)
7	Ikkatseq Ammassalik	294 m (965 ft)
8	Neriunaq Nuuk	253 m (830 ft)
9	Siorapaluk Qaanaaq	252 m (827 ft)
10	Kullorsuaq Upernavik	242 m (794 ft)

Lowest towns in Greenland

#	Town	Elevation
1	Qeqertat Qaanaaq	0 m (0 ft)
2	Qeqertarsuatsiaat Nuuk	0 m (0 ft)
3	Qeqertarsuaq Qaanaaq	0 m (0 ft)
4	Qeqertaq Ilulissat	0 m (0 ft)
5	Qassimiut Qaqortoq	0 m (0 ft)
6	Qallimiut Nanortalik	0 m (0 ft)
7	Nuugaatsiaq Uummannaq	0 m (0 ft)
8	Niaqornaarsuk Kangaatsiaq	0 m (0 ft)
9	Narsalik Paamiut	0 m (0 ft)
10	Nanortalik Nanortalik	0 m (0 ft)

Regions of Greenland

Region	Towns	Mean	Highest town	Lowest town
Aasiaat	3	8 m	Aasiaat 23 m	Kitsissuarsuit 0 m
Ammassalik	8	124 m	Ikkatseq 294 m	Sermiligaaq 0 m
Illoqqortoormiut	4	3 m	Illoqqortoormiut 10 m	Itterajivit 0 m
Ilulissat	5	66 m	Saqqaq 116 m	Qeqertaq 0 m
Kangaatsiaq	5	14 m	Iginniarfik 46 m	Niaqornaarsuk 0 m
Maniitsoq	4	22 m	Atammik 45 m	Kangaamiut 0 m
Nanortalik	10	109 m	Aappilattoq 766 m	Qallimiut 0 m
Narsaq	6	110 m	Qinngua 351 m	Ipiutaq 0 m
Nuuk	7	99 m	Qooqqut 359 m	Qeqertarsuatsiaat 0 m
Paamiut	4	19 m	Arsuk 64 m	Narsalik 0 m
Qaanaaq	6	63 m	Siorapaluk 252 m	Qeqertat 0 m
Qaqortoq	7	276 m	Eqalugaarsuit 1,688 m	Qassimiut 0 m
Qeqertarsuaq	3	35 m	Qullissat 55 m	Kangerluk 0 m
Sisimiut	4	33 m	Kangerlussuaq 72 m	Sarfannguit 0 m
Upernavik	9	98 m	Kullorsuaq 242 m	Naajaat 0 m
Uummannaq	9	172 m	Maarmorilik 763 m	Nuugaatsiaq 0 m

All towns in Greenland

Also on file in Greenland

Recorded with a coordinate that is not the town's own - a district's point shared by several places, or a same-named place in another country - so the grid cannot say how high each one is and they have no page.

Amannguit, Atarnaatsoq, Eqaluit Ilua, Igaliku Kujalleq, Inneruulalik, Issormiut, Itelleq Killeq, Kangerlua, Narsaq, Narsarsuaaraq, Nunataaq, Qinngua Kangilleq, Qolortoq, Qolortup Itinnera, Sillisit, Timerliit, Uummannartuuaraq, Eqaluit, Eqaluit Akia, Kangerluarsorujuup Qinngua, Qanisartuut, Tasilikulooq, Tasiluk, Upernaviarsuk, Ikerakuuk, Nutaarmiut, Tussaaq, Isortoq, Qaqortokolook, Qaqortoq, Nuugaarsuk, Qortortorsuaq, Saputit.