Nuuk
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Nuuk, (
pronunciation? translatit: "The peninsula", Dens: Godthåb translatit: "Guid howp") is the caipital o Greenland, the northrenmaist caipital in North Americae an the lairgest ceety in Greenland. Locatit on an island in the Nuup Kangerlua fjord, the ceety lies on the eastren shore o the Labrador Sea an on the wast coast o Sermersooq. Nuuk is a larger cultural and economic center for Greenland. The caipital is nearest tae the ceeties o Iqaluit an St. John's in Canadae an Reykjavík in Iceland.
Nuuk is the seat o govrenment for the Sermersooq municipality. It haes a population o 15,469 (as o Januar 2010),[1] makin it ane o the smawest caipital ceeties in the warld bi population.
[edit] Twin touns
| Ceety | Kintra | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Cuxhaven | ||
| Aalborg | 2002 | |
| Vantaa | 1965 | |
| Changchun | ||
| Tiverton | ||
| Lyngby-Taarbæk | ||
| Huddinge | ||
| Reykjavík | ||
| Ushuaia | ||
| Bocas Toun | ||
| Sorong |
[edit] References
- ↑ Statistics Greenland, Greenland in Figures, 2010