a few words about Nuuk
Nuuk is the capital and the largest city of Greenland. It is the seat of government for the Sermersooq municipality. It has a population of 15,047 (as of January 2007), of whom 11,862 were born in Greenland. This makes it one of the smallest capital cities in the world by population. It is located at the mouth of the Nuup Kangerlua inlet on the west coast of Greenland, about 240 km (150 mi) south of the Arctic Circle. he city is commonly known as Godthaab ("Good Hope") in Danish, although since 1979, when home rule was granted to Greenland, the official name of the city has been Nuuk, its Greenlandic name.
Photo Credit: Carlo Lukassen @ Mads Pihl - VisitGreenland
