Igaliku

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Igaliku
Igaliku (Greenland)
Igaliku
Igaliku
Location within Greenland
Coordinates: 60°59′27″N 45°25′09″W / 60.99083, -45.41917
Country Kingdom of Denmark
Province Greenland
Municipality Qaqortoq
Population (2005)
 - Total 60

Igaliku (Igaliko) is a settlement located between Qaqortoq and Narsarsuaq in south Greenland. Its population in 2005 was 60. Igaliku is best known for the ruins of Garðar, once the religious heart of 12th century Norse Greenland.

[edit] References

  • "Greenland and the Arctic". By Etain O'Carroll and Mark Elliott. Lonely Planet 2005. ISBN 1-74059-095-3.

Coordinates: 60°59′27″N, 45°25′09″W

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