Kuuk | |
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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 | |
State | Kingdom of Denmark |
Constituent country | Greenland |
Municipality | Qaasuitsup |
Founded | 1891 |
Abandoned | 1972 |
Time zone | UTC-03 |
Kuuk (old spelling: Kûk) is a former settlement in the Qaasuitsup 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. The settlement was abandoned in 1972.