Nuugaarsuk

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Nuugaarsuk (small large headland)
Nûgârssuk
Commune Kujalleq municipality
District Nanortalics
Geographical location 60 ° 15 ′ 40 "  N , 44 ° 45 ′ 30"  W Coordinates: 60 ° 15 ′ 40 "  N , 44 ° 45 ′ 30"  W
Nuugaarsuk (Greenland)
Nuugaarsuk
Residents 3
(2013)
Time zone UTC-3

Nuugaarsuk [ ˌnuːˈɣɑːsːuk ] (according to the old spelling Nûgârssuk ) is a Greenlandic shepherd settlement in the Nanortalik district in the Kujalleq municipality .

location

Nuugaarsuk is located on a headland of the same name, which extends into the Tasermiut Kangerluat (Ketilsfjord). The closest place is Tasiusaq , which is eight kilometers south-southwest and to which it is connected by a path. East of Nuugaarsuk is the only forest area in Greenland that is a popular destination for hikers.

history

In the 1960s, Jørgen Poulsen , who was in Grønlands Landsråd at the time , ran sheep in Nuugaarsuk. In 1962 he had 70 sheep, 15 of which died in the winter. The winter of 1967 hit him far worse, when only 50 of his now 400 ewes survived. In 1997, Prince Henrik of Denmark visited Nuugaarsuk, which is now run by the brothers Knud and David Poulsen.

Population development

The population of Nuugaarsuk ranges between three and ten people. The last known population of the shepherd settlements was for 2013. Nuugaarsuk is statistically listed as "Farms near Tasiusaq".

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Map with all official place names confirmed by Oqaasileriffik , provided by Asiaq
  2. ↑ Een af ​​de hårdest ramte fåreholdere in the Atuagagdliutit of August 3, 1967
  3. ↑ Kongefamilien: Greenland rundt på 17 dage in Atuagagdliutit from May 6, 1997
  4. ↑ Lokaliteter i Grønland at stat.gl (.pdf)