Nuuk
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geographical name \ˈnük\Definition of NUUK
town ∗ of Greenland on SW coast pop 15,000
Variants of NUUK
Nuuk or Godt·håb \ˈgȯt-ˌhȯp\
Nuuk
geographical name (Concise Encyclopedia)City (pop., 2000 est.: 13,838), capital of Greenland. Located on the southwestern coast near the mouth of Godthåb Gulf, it is Greenland's main port. The modern city dates from 1721, when a Norwegian missionary founded a colony near the site of Vesterbygden, a 10th-century Norse settlement. It is the seat of the parliament and supreme court and has foreign consulates, a teachers' college, and research stations. Government administration, hunting, fishing, and farming are the main occupations. Most transportation is by boat or helicopter.
Variants of NUUK
Nuuk or Godthåb
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