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Nuussuaq

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on trade. The mutual agreement between the hunting families and the trade company limited the pre-war northward expansion until the 1950s, when the populations of the smaller settlements reinforced larger communities in Nuussuaq and Kullorsuaq, where the physical limit of uninhabitable Melville Bay
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The protection offered by the inlet is complemented by several factors facilitating settlement: two freshwater lakes are located immediately to the east of the village, while the southern coast of Nuussuaq Peninsula is protected from northward winds in the winter. The short distance (6.8 km
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The rock spur off Nuussuaq Peninsula encloses a small inlet of Sugar Loaf Bay from the south, met by another spur in the west, nearly closing off the inlet, with a small island between the two spurs. The inlet provides good harbourage and protection from the open waters of Baffin Bay, a deciding
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In 2010, Nuussuaq had 204 inhabitants. The population of the settlement has slowly increased over the last two decades, reflecting the trend in neighboring Kullorsuaq.
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factory of Upernavik Seafood was opened in Nuussuaq, joining the set of 8 other such factories in the Upernavik Archipelago. Apart from the communal all-purpose
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migration of Greenlanders from Upernavik. The settlement was initially populated by hunters from the now abandoned villages of the region:
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Settlements, kinship and hunting grounds in traditional Greenland: A comparative study of local experiences from Upernavik and Ammassalik
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presented a natural barrier to expansion. Today Nuussuaq remains one of the most traditional hunting and fishing villages in Greenland.
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The Upernavik Archipelago belongs to the earliest-settled areas of Greenland; the first migrants arriving approximately 2,000 years
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Between 1930 and 1960, northwestern Greenland underwent a consolidation phase, driven by the Danish colonial authorities via
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serves the village as part of government contract, with twice-weekly helicopter flights to Kullorsuaq and Upernavik.
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to supplement the family economy. In that, the northern region is culturally linked with the far north of Greenland (
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in the archipelago is amongst the lowest in Greenland. Alongside three other settlements in the archipelago (
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are the mainstay of the area, although the more northern settlements still rely on traditional hunting of
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in the 13th and 14th centuries. The archipelago has been continuously inhabited since then.
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consolidation phase, when hunters from several small villages in the region of neighboring
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The settlement was founded in 1923 as a trading station, growing in size during the post-
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passed through the area, leaving behind a trail of archeological sites. The early
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factor for the foundation of the settlement. The western spur is called "
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store, the factory is the first business enterprise in the settlement.
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diminished in importance around 1.000 BCE, followed by the migrants of
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Nuussuaq was founded in 1923 as a trading post, during the modern
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The gates to the inlet: Qallunaaq Arnaq (western spur) seen from
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Nuussuaq population growth dynamics in the last two decades.
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moved into the larger settlements such as Nuussuaq and
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Index

Nuussuaq (disambiguation)
Wooden houses in Nuussuaq
Nuussuaq is located in Greenland
74°06′40″N 57°03′40″W / 74.11111°N 57.06111°W / 74.11111; -57.06111
Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country
Greenland
Municipality
Avannaata
Time zone
UTC-03
3962 Upernavik
Avannaata
Greenland
Upernavik Archipelago
Nuussuaq Peninsula
Sugar Loaf Bay
Baffin Bay
war
Inussulik Bay
Tasiusaq Bay
Kullorsuaq
Melville Bay

Dogsleds
BCE
Inuit
Saqqaq culture
Dorset culture
Thule people

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