Kuuk

Kuuk
Kuuk
	Kuuk Location within Greenland
	Coordinates: 73°42′20″N 56°11′40″W / 73.70556°N 56.19444°WCoordinates: 73°42′20″N 56°11′40″W / 73.70556°N 56.19444°W
Sovereign state	Kingdom of Denmark
Autonomous country	Greenland
Municipality	Avannaata
Founded	1891
Abandoned	1972
Time zone	UTC-03

Kuuk (old spelling: Kûk) is a former settlement in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It was located in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago, on the southern cape of Mernoq Island, an island in Tasiusaq Bay.^[2] The settlement was abandoned in 1972.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Petersen, Robert (2003). Settlements, kinship and hunting grounds in traditional Greenland: A comparative study of local experiences from Upernavik and Ammassalik. Danish Polar Center. pp. 105, 107. ISBN 978-87-635-1261-9.
^ Upernavik, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992

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[hunt-1] Petersen, Robert (2003). Settlements, kinship and hunting grounds in traditional Greenland: A comparative study of local experiences from Upernavik and Ammassalik. Danish Polar Center. pp. 105, 107. ISBN 978-87-635-1261-9.

[saga-2] Upernavik, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992

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Kuuk
Kuuk Location within Greenland
Coordinates: 73°42′20″N 56°11′40″W / 73.70556°N 56.19444°W / 73.70556; -56.19444Coordinates: 73°42′20″N 56°11′40″W / 73.70556°N 56.19444°W / 73.70556; -56.19444
Sovereign state	Kingdom of Denmark
Autonomous country	Greenland
Municipality	Avannaata
Founded	1891^[1]
Abandoned	1972^[1]
Time zone	UTC-03