Thule
Americannoun
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the ancient Greek and Latin name for an island or region variously identified as one of the Shetland Islands, Iceland, or Norway: supposed to be the most northerly region of the world.
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Also called Qaanaaq. a settlement in northwestern Greenland: site of a U.S. air base.
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Also called: ultima Thule. a region believed by ancient geographers to be the northernmost land in the inhabited world: sometimes thought to have been Iceland, Norway, or one of the Shetland Islands
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an Inuit settlement in NW Greenland: a Danish trading post, founded in 1910, and US air force base
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That year, President Truman approved construction of Thule Air Base, 750 miles from the North Pole—today it is called Pituffik and is the northernmost American military base on the planet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
Thule, now called Pituffik Space Base, was built during World War II, one of several military installations established during the war.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
Pituffik Space Base, formerly known as Thule Air Base, has been operated by the US ever since.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2025
That’s what happened to a handful of Thule Inuit women and children in Greenland.
From National Geographic ● Aug. 7, 2023
The King of Thule and Lorely are masterpieces and contain in essence all the dramatic lyricism of modern writers, Strauss included.
From Franz Liszt by James Huneker
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