Kuuk

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Kuuk
State Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country Greenland
Municipality Qaasuitsup
Founded1891[1]
Abandoned1972[1]
Time zoneUTC-03

Kuuk (old spelling: Kûk) is a former settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. It was located in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago, on the southern cape of Mernoq Island, an island in Tasiusaq Bay.[2] The settlement was abandoned in 1972.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Petersen, Robert (2003). Settlements, kinship and hunting grounds in traditional Greenland: A comparative study of local experiences from Upernavik and Ammassalik. Danish Polar Center. pp. 105, 107. ISBN 978-87-635-1261-9.
  2. ^ Upernavik, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992