Qaanaaq
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Justin Fornal attempted the 25-mile Great Arctic Swim course, finishing 11 miles of the planned 25-mile course in an open cell wetsuit in 7 hours 30 minutes on 15 August 2022
Qaanaaq, formerly known as Thule or New Thule, is the main town in the northern part of the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is one of the northernmost towns in the world. The inhabitants of Qaanaaq speak the local Inuktun language and many also speak Kalaallisut and Danish.
Open Water Swimming
Justin Fornal swam 11 miles in 7 hours 30 minutes in the Nares Strait in an open cell wetsuit on 15 August 2022 in the Great Arctic Swim.
