Nanortalik
Nanortalik (ⓘ), formerly Nennortalik, is a town in Nanortalik Island, Kujalleq municipality, southern Greenland. With 1,185 inhabitants as of 2020, it is the eleventh-largest town in the country. The name Nanortalik means "Place of Polar Bears" or "Place Where the Polar Bears Go" (from Greenlandic: nanoq). It is the southernmost town in Greenland with a population of over 1,000.
Nanortalik
Nennortalik | |
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Wintertime view of Nanortalik from nearby Ravnefjeldet | |
Nanortalik Location within Greenland | |
| Coordinates: 60°08′31″N 45°14′36″W | |
| Sovereign state | Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country | Greenland |
| Municipality | Kujalleq |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,185 |
| Time zone | UTC-03 |
| Postal code | 3922 |
| Website | nanortalik.gl |
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