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Qoornoq

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as far back as 2200 BC. It still contains archaeological ruins of ancient Inuit and Norse buildings. The site was excavated in 1952 and the remains of an old Norse farm and ancient tools were discovered. The outside walls of the farm are double hatched and contain several Inuit houses. The last
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Qoornoq also once had a railway used for transporting fish. The railway was used in the 1950s, with a small diesel-hydraulic locomotive hauling flat wagons full of fish. The line closed shortly before the town's last resident left.
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permanent resident left in 1972. Descendants of former residents often come to their houses in the summer by boat.
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The area was known to have been inhabited by the ancient pre-Inuit,
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Qoornoq is located on the northeastern coast of the
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Qoornoq is located in Greenland
64°32′00″N 51°05′40″W / 64.53333°N 51.09444°W / 64.53333; -51.09444
Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country
Greenland
Municipality

Sermersooq
BCE
Time zone
UTC-03
Sermersooq
Greenland
Paleo-Eskimo
Saqqaq culture
Qoornuup Qeqertarsua Island
Nuup Kangerlua
Nuuk
"Human history"
the original



From Middle Ages to Colonial Times
ISBN
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