Nunataaq

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Nunataaq (new country)
Nunatâĸ
Commune Kujalleq municipality
District Narsaq
Geographical location 61 ° 7 '26 "  N , 45 ° 37' 17"  W Coordinates: 61 ° 7 '26 "  N , 45 ° 37' 17"  W.
Nunataaq (Greenland)
Nunataaq
Residents 3
(2013)
Time zone UTC-3

Nunataaq [ nunaˈtɑːq ] (according to the old spelling Nunatâĸ ) is a Greenlandic shepherd settlement in the district of Narsaq in the municipality of Kujalleq .

location

Nunataaq is located on the Iterserna Bay , which is separated at the end of the Tasiusaq Bay , which in turn flows into the Ikersuaq (Bredefjord). 2.4 km to the north is the next shepherd's settlement , Tasiusaq , which bears the name of the bay. 6.4 km to the northeast is Qassiarsuk , the next larger town. Nunataaq is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Kujataa and has ruins of the Grænlendingar .

Population development

The population of Nunataaq has fluctuated between two and six people over the past few decades. The last known population of the shepherd settlements was for 2013. Nunataaq is statistically listed under "Farms near Qassiarsuk".

Individual evidence

  1. Map with all official place names confirmed by Oqaasileriffik , provided by Asiaq
  2. Nomination to UNESCO's World Heritage List - Kujataa - a subarctic farming landscape in Greenland (nomination of the Kujataa region for the UNESCO World Heritage List) (.pdf)
  3. Lokaliteter i Grønland at stat.gl (.pdf)