Qoornoq
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| Qoornoq | |
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  Qoornoq | |
| Coordinates: 64°32′00″N 51°05′40″W / 64.53333°N 51.09444°WCoordinates: 64°32′00″N 51°05′40″W / 64.53333°N 51.09444°W | |
| State |
 Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |
 Greenland |
| Municipality |
 Sermersooq |
| First settled | 2200 BCE |
| Abandoned | 1972 |
| Time zone | UTC-03 |
Qoornoq (old spelling: Qôrnoq) is an abandoned fishing village in the Sermersooq municipality in southwestern Greenland.
History
The area was known to have been inhabited by the ancient pre-Inuit, Paleo-Eskimo people of the Saqqaq culture as far back as 2200 BC.[1] It still contains archaeological ruins of ancient Inuit and Norse buildings. The site was excavated in 1952 and the remains of an old Norse farm and ancient tools were discovered.[2] The outside walls of the farm are double hatched and contain several Inuit houses.[2] The village was abandoned in 1972.[2]
Geography
Qoornoq is located on the northeastern coast of the Qoornuup Qeqertarsua Island in the Nuup Kangerlua fjord, to the northeast of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland.
References
- ↑ "Human history". Nuuk Tourism. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 From Middle Ages to Colonial Times. Museum Tusculanum Press. p. 338. ISBN 87-635-1239-4.
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