Qaqortoq means “white” in Kalaallisut (the Greenlandic language). A slightly ironic name, as South Greenland is actually one of the greenest areas of the world’s largest island. The city is located on the south coast of Greenland at a lower latitude than Iceland – a fact that surprises many visitors!
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Qaqortoq
Qaqortoq, formerly Julianehåb, is a city in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland, located near Cape Thorvaldsen With a population of 3,050 in 2020, it is the most populous town and the municipal capital in southern Greenland and the fourth or fifth-largest town on the island
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Narsaq
Narsaq is a town in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland The name Narsaq is Kalaallisut for "Plain", referring to the shore of Tunulliarfik Fjord where the town is located
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Kuummiut
Kuummiit (Kalaallisut: Kuummiut) is a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality in southeastern Greenland Founded in 1915, it had 248 inhabitants in 2020
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Kangerluarsoruseq
Kangerluarsoruseq (old spelling: Kangerdluarssoruseq) is a former settlement in the Sermersooq municipality in southwestern Greenland The village is situated about 50 km south of Nuuk The fishing port was formerly known by the Danish official name, Færingehavn
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Igaliku
Igaliku is a settlement in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland The town was founded as Igaliko in 1783 by the trader and colonial administrator Anders Olsen and Greenlandic wife Tuperna In 2020, Igaliku had 21 inhabitants
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Godthab
Nuuk (Greenlandic pronunciation: [nuːk]; Danish: Nuuk, formerly Godthåb [ˈkʌtˌhɔˀp]) 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 countries closest to the capital are Iqaluit and St
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Arsuk
Arsuk is a village in the Sermersooq municipality in southwestern Greenland It had 73 inhabitants in 2020 The name of the settlement means the beloved place in the Greenlandic language
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Upernavik
Upernavik (Kalaallisut: "Springtime Place") is a small town in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland, located on a small island of the same name With 1,092 inhabitants as of 2020, it is the twelfth-largest town in Greenland It contains the Upernavik Museum
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Tasiilaq
Tasiilaq, formerly Ammassalik and Angmagssalik, is a town in the Sermersooq municipality in southeastern Greenland With 1,985 inhabitants as of 2020, it is the most populous community on the eastern coast, and the seventh-largest town in Greenland The Sermilik Station, dedicated to the research of the nearby Mittivakkat Glacier, is located near the town
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