16-day Greenland & Canada on Caribbean Princess - Roundtrip NYC visiting Halifax, Sydney, Nuuk,
Qaqortoq, Nanortalik, St.
Kirkwall on Orkney Ports of call in Greenland include
Qaqortoq, Narsarsuaq and Nanortalik, along with Icelandic capital Reykjavik and Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands before returning to Dover.
Ports of call in Greenland include
Qaqortoq, Narsarsuaq Nanortalik, along with Icelandic capital Reykjavik and Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands before returning to Dover.
Ports of call on the 16-night cruise include Greenland include
Qaqortoq, Narsarsuaq and Nanortalik, along with Icelandic capital Reykjavik and Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands before returning to Dover.
Qaqortoq Anomaly ([degrees]C) 0.7 1.0 1807; 60.7[degrees]N, Max Year 2010 2010 46.TW, 32 m a.s.l.
Centralization policies put into motion a distinct rural-urban geography in Greenland, which in recent decades has become increasingly focused around urban centers, such as Ilulissat, Sisimiut, Nuuk, and
Qaqortoq. There is evidence to suggest a general demographic movement from smaller settlements (translates to nunaqarfik in Greenlandic, the place where nature is) to small towns, and finally to larger towns or cities (translates to illoqarfik in Greenlandic, the place where the houses are) such as Sisimiut (North Greenland),
Qaqortoq (South Greenland) and Nuuk (the capital in the middle of Greenland) (see Rasmussen, 2010).
Ports of call: Liverpool, UK - Reykjavik, Iceland - Cruising Prins Christiansund - Cruising Torssukatak - Narsaruaq, Greenland - Cruising Tunulliarfik Fjord -
Qaqortoq, Greenland - Cruising Lichtenau Fjord - Cruising Tasermiut Fjord - Nanortalik, Greenland - Tasiilaq, Greenland - Cruising Angmagssalik Fjord - Liverpool, UK
So, in 985, the first permanent settlements of Greenland were established in the southwest of the country, close to the modern-day towns of
Qaqortoq and Nuuk.
During the boat ride back to
Qaqortoq, I again thought about my prehistoric predecessor.
A visit to the colorful town of
Qaqortoq includes a guided walking tour and longer hikes into the countryside.