Upernavik - a Town in Greenland
Founded in 1772 as a Danish whaling and sealing settlement, Upernavik (or Avannaata) located on an island in Baffin Bay, Western Greenland has a population of a thousand or so and acts as a hub for numerous smaller nearby settlements. Much of the year it is surrounded by sea ice. A Runnic inscription dated to around 1300 was found outside the town indicating that it was at the northern limit of Norse exploration in Greenland.
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Upernavik - a Town in Greenland
Founded in 1772 as a Danish whaling and sealing settlement, Upernavik (or Avannaata) located on an island in Baffin Bay, Western Greenland has a population of a thousand or so and acts as a hub for numerous smaller nearby settlements. Much of the year it is surrounded by sea ice. A Runnic inscription dated to around 1300 was found outside the town indicating that it was at the northern limit of Norse exploration in Greenland.
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