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Coordinates: 74°06′40″N 57°03′40″W. Nuussuaq (old spelling: Nûgssuaq ), formerly Kraulshavn, is a settlement in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.
- 1923
- Avannaata
- 3962 Upernavik
- Kingdom of Denmark
Nûgssuaq or Nûgssuak. Nuussuaq, a common geographic name in Greenland, meaning “the large promontory,” “the large cape,” or “the large peninsula .”. Among the several localities named Nuussuaq is a large peninsula in western Greenland, separated from Qeqertarsuaq Island (southwest) by Vaigat Sound and extending northwest from the ...
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Coordinates: 70°25′N 52°30′W. Nuussuaq Peninsula ( Greenlandic pronunciation: [nuːsːuɑq], old spelling: Nûgssuaq) is a large (180 by 48 kilometres (112 mi × 30 mi)) [1] peninsula in western Greenland . Geography. The waters around the peninsula are that of Baffin Bay.
- 7,160 km² (2,760 sq mi)
- 180 km (112 mi)
- 2,144 m (7034 ft)
- Baffin Bay
Nuussuaq Peninsula Satellite Map. © OpenStreetMap, Mapbox and Maxar. Also Known As. Azerbaijani: Nuussuaq yarımadası. Cebuano: Nuussuaq. Chinese: 努蘇阿克半島. Czech: Kraulshavn. Czech: Nuussuaq. Czech: Nûgssuaq. Danish: Nuussuaq-halvøen.
Jun 17, 2020 · There are very few cities in the world where you can access pristine backcountry wilderness within 5 minutes of the city center. Welcome to Nuuk! Greenland’s small but dynamic capital. The center of Nuuk at dusk in winter. With a population of just under 18,500 people (2019), Nuuk is one of the smallest capital cities in the world.
Nuussuaq Peninsula is a mainland peninsula in northwestern Greenland, located at the northern end of Upernavik Archipelago, approximately 70 km to the south of Melville Bay.
Nuussuaq. Nuussuaq, 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 Loaf Bay, an indentation of Baffin Bay. Map. Directions.
