# Kuuk

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Place in Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark

Kuuk Kuuk Location within Greenland Coordinates: 73°42′20″N 56°11′40″W / 73.70556°N 56.19444°W / 73.70556; -56.19444 Sovereign state Kingdom of Denmark Autonomous country Greenland Municipality Avannaata Founded 1891[1] Abandoned 1972[1] Time zone UTC-03

**Kuuk** (old spelling: *Kûk*) is a former settlement in the [Avannaata](/source/Avannaata) municipality in northwestern [Greenland](/source/Greenland). It was located in the north-central part of [Upernavik Archipelago](/source/Upernavik_Archipelago), on the southern cape of [Mernoq Island](/source/Mernoq_Island), an island in [Tasiusaq Bay](/source/Tasiusaq_Bay).[2] The settlement was abandoned in 1972. The most likely reason for its abandonment is the shifting of the ice which it was built on and the climate in the region. The settlement remains labeled on maps of Greenland and online maps.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-hunt_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-hunt_1-1) Petersen, Robert (2003). *Settlements, kinship and hunting grounds in traditional Greenland: A comparative study of local experiences from Upernavik and Ammassalik*. Danish Polar Center. pp. 105, 107. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-87-635-1261-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-87-635-1261-9).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-saga_2-0)** *Upernavik*, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992

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