Municipality of Nanortalik
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Nanortalik Nennortalik |
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Wintertime view of Nanortalik from nearby Ravnefjeldet
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 Nanortalik
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| Coordinates: 60°08′31″N 45°14′36″W / 60.14194°N 45.24333°WCoordinates: 60°08′31″N 45°14′36″W / 60.14194°N 45.24333°W | |
| State |
 Kingdom of Denmark
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| Constituent country |
 Greenland
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| Municipality |
 Kujalleq
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| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 1,337 |
| Time zone | UTC-03 |
| Postal code | 3922 |
| Website | nanortalik.gl |
Nanortalik (
pronunciation ) (IATA: JNN), formerly Nennortalik, is a town in Nanortalik Island, Kujalleq municipality, southern Greenland. With 1,337 inhabitants as of 2013, it is the tenth-largest town in the country. The name Nanortalik means "Place of Polar Bears" or "Place Where the Polar Bears Go" (from Greenlandic: nanoq). It is the southernmost town in Greenland, with a population of over 1,000.
Because of its location, this area was one of the first parts of Greenland settled by the Norse and one of the last settled by the Inuit. The town was founded in 1770 as Nennortalik. In 1797, a permanent trading depot was set up in Nanortalik by traders from Julianehåb. Due to poor harbour facilities, the town was moved three kilometers northward in 1830, where it remains today. Of the old town, only some scattered ruins remain.
Nanortalik is located on a small island (also named Nanortalik) on the shores of the Labrador Sea, roughly 100 km north of Cape Farewell, the southern tip of Greenland. The headland nearby is known as Cape Egede.
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