Nuuk (Godthab) information

Nuuk (or Godthåb) is the capital and largest city of Greenland. It is located at the mouth of the Nuup Kangerlua (or in Danish "Godthåbsfjorden") inlet on the west coast of Greenland, about 150 miles (240 km) south of the Arctic Circle, at approximately 64°10'N 51°45'W. It has a population of 15,047 (as of January 2007), of whom 11,862 were born in Greenland.
The city is commonly known as Godthåb in Danish, although since home rule was enacted in 1979, the official name of the city is its Greenlandic name of Nuuk. It is also the seat of government for the municipality of Nuuk, which encompasses about 39,000 square miles (100,000 km²) of Greenland.
Nuuk is home to the University of Greenland (Ilisimatusarfik). Air services to the city are operated by Air Greenland. (...) more....

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