It may not look like a bustling metropolis, but Nuuk is Greenland’s largest city and capital. Fewer than 56,000 people live in Greenland, and nearly a third of them reside in the modern comfort of Nuuk. Greenland is a constituent country of Denmark, and in Nuuk, the Danes have been a modernizing influence on the city, even here in Old Nuuk, a part of town established in the 1740s. Despite the Danish presence, the majority of Greenland’s population is Greenlandic Inuit. Nuuk began as a coastal fishing settlement, and much of Greenland’s commercial fishing fleet is still based out of the city’s harbor, which is also used as a shipping port.
Winter in Old Nuuk
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National Lighthouse Day
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Lighting the way to new beginnings
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International Kissing Day
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International Mountain Day
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A rest stop for the birds
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Sky island views
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Fat Bear Week
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A gentle wind fills this sail
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St. Patrick s Day
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Hey neighbor, it s World Space Week!
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A bite of ancient history
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A triumph of light
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The fantastic winter fox
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Mangrove Conservation Day
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National Love a Tree Day