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Nuuk

geographical name

variants or Danish Godthåb
town and capital of Greenland on a fjord that opens onto Davis Strait on the southwest coast population 16,900

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“Nuuk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Nuuk. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.

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