Upernavik
Upernavik means ‘spring hunting ground’, and the town is located on a relatively small island of the same name. In Upernavik district, the majority of the p...
Qaanaaq
Qaanaaq is the current Greenlandic name for Thule and means ‘caves by the beach’. Qaanaaq is Greenland’s youngest and northernmost town with 619 inhabitan...
Ilulissat
Ilulissat is Greenland’s third largest town and is located at the head of Qeqertarsuup Tunua (Disko Bay) just north of the Kangia estuary (Ilulissat Icefjord)...
World heritage: Aasivissuit – Nipisat
The large land area between Sisimiut and Kangerlussuaq is the reason why Aasivissuit – Nipisat was entered on the UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 2018. The ...
Locations with agriculture and sheep farming
The first known farms with livestock in Greenland are attributed to the Norse who settled around the year 985, after Erik the Red had visited and named the coun...
Towns and settlements
Since the Danish modernisation of Greenland in continuation of World War II, settlements, their importance and development have stirred debate, both culturally,...
The five regional municipalities
After the municipal reform in 2009 and an adjustment in 2018, when the northern municipality was divided into two, Greenland is administratively divided into fi...
Hunting and subsistence economy
Historically, hunting for marine and terrestrial mammals has been a prerequisite for survival, and in colonial times hunting and fishing constituted the predomi...
The Greenlandic insular community
Greenland is characterised by its geographical expanse, corresponding to the distance from the Shetland Islands to North Africa, combined with an Arctic climate...
Population trends from 1805 to 2021
Since 1805, occasional censuses have been carried out in West Greenland, although the first years should probably only be used tentatively. West Greenland was d...