Upernavik , meaning "Springtime Place", is a small town on the west coast of Greenland. Approximately 3,000 people live in Upernavik Municipality. 1,144 live in the town of Upernavik, and the remainder live in ten settlements in the municipality, including Kullorsuaq, with a population of about 400. Air Greenland operates air services to Upernavik.
A runestone was found outside Upernavik in 1824 that bears runic characters left by Vikings, probably from the late thirteenth century. The runic characters list the names of three Vikings and mentions the construction of a rock cairn nearby. This is the furthest north that any Viking artifacts have been found, other than those small artifacts that could have been carried north by Inuit traders, and marks the northern limit of Viking exploration.