Nuuk
Greenland's main city
Nuuk is the capital and largest city of Greenland, located on the island's southwestern coast.
With a population of around 19,000, it serves as the administrative and economic center of the autonomous Danish territory.
The name means "cape" or "promontory" in Greenlandic.
Arctic indigenous people
- fjordGlacially carved coastal inlet
- icebergFloating glacial fragment
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
tundra · arctic · polar · aurora borealis · midnight sun · whale · seal · muskox
Authority over a state
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- self-ruleGovernance without outside control
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- DenmarkScandinavian constitutional monarchy
administration · colonial · independence · sovereignty · diplomacy · municipality · governance · policy
Resolved dispute or colony
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
- colorful housesBrightly painted residences
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- universityHigher education institution
museum · Nordic · subarctic · population · infrastructure · residential · oldest · remote
Inuit
Arctic indigenous people
permafrost · tundra · arctic · polar · aurora borealis · midnight sun · whale · seal · muskox · kayak
government
Authority over a state
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- self-ruleGovernance without outside control
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
Denmark · administration · colonial · independence · sovereignty · diplomacy · municipality · governance · policy · home rule
settlement
Resolved dispute or colony
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
- colorful housesBrightly painted residences
- cathedralBishop's principal church
university · museum · Nordic · subarctic · population · infrastructure · residential · oldest · remote · coastal
NuukTokyo
Japan's capital city
New York City · London · Beijing · Shanghai · Delhi
NuukPerth
Western Australian capital
Sydney · Auckland · Cape Town · Buenos Aires · Christchurch