Kujataa
Appearance
Administration | |
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Greenland | |
Municipality | Kujalleq |
Official name | Kujataa Greenland: Norse and Inuit Farming at the Edge of the Ice Cap, Denmark |
Criteria | Cultural (V) |
Reference | 1536 |
Inscription | 2017 (41st Session) |
Coordinates | 61°9′52″N 45°35′53″W / 61.16444°N 45.59806°W |
Kujataa is a sub-arctic farming landscape in the southern region of Greenland.[1]
The first known example of agriculture (or farming) in the Arctic is at Kujataa.
The oldest evidence of the spreading of the Old Norse culture outside Europe is at Kujataa.
History
Kujataa got its name on UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2017.
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References
- ^ UNESCO World Heritage Centre. "Kujataa Greenland: Norse and Inuit Farming at the Edge of the Ice Cap - UNESCO World Heritage Centre". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2018-08-09.