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Nuussuaq. / 74.11111°N 57.06111°W / 74.11111; -57.06111. Nuussuaq (old spelling: Nûgssuaq ), formerly Kraulshavn, is a settlement in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is the only mainland settlement in the Upernavik Archipelago, located near the western tip of the Nuussuaq Peninsula, on the northern coast of Sugar ...
- 1923
- Avannaata
- 3962 Upernavik
- Kingdom of Denmark
A smaller peninsula also named Nuussuaq, 30 miles long and 1–4 miles wide, extends southwest from Cornell Glacier into Baffin Bay. A fishing outpost, also called Nuussuaq (Kraulshavn), lies on the southern coast. Nuussuaq is the name of a suburb of Greenland’s capital, Nuuk, as well. This article was most recently revised and updated by ...
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Greenland. (2023) Nuuk ( Greenlandic pronunciation: [nuːk] ⓘ; Danish: Nuuk, [1] formerly Godthåb [ˈkʌtˌhɔˀp]) [2] is the capital of and most populous city in Greenland, an autonomous territory in the Kingdom of Denmark. Nuuk is the seat of government and the territory's largest cultural and economic center. The major cities from other ...
- 5 m (16 ft)
- 1728
- 29 August 1728
- 3900, 3905
Nuussuaq is a common name in Greenland and the country's second largest neighbourhood (in Nuuk) is also called Nuussuaq. The main occupations are hunting and fishing. The settlement was founded in 1923, originally under the name of Kraulshavn, named in honour of the former colonial administrator in Upernavik, H.P. Kraul.
Nuussuaq (district) Coordinates: 64°11′10″N 51°42′20″W. For other uses, see Nuussuaq (disambiguation). Aerial view of Nuussuaq from the east. Nuussuaq is a district of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, [1] [2] It is located in the northern part of the city, west and southwest of Nuuk Airport, approximately 4 km (2.5 mi) outside the city ...
Jun 26, 2020 · The Nuuk Fjord system is the second-largest in the world. It is a beautiful waterway that features tall mountains, a handful of small settlements (only one of which is permanently inhabited), and the opportunity to spot whales during the Summer months. Read on for a description of my ~160km journey to the end of the Nuuk Fjord where icebergs ...
Nuussuaq. Suburb Photo: Algkalv, CC BY-SA 3.0. Nuussuaq is a district of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, It is located in the northern part of the city, ...
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