Uunartoq

Uunartoq is a town (latitude of 69.9 degrees and longitude of -52.60 degrees) on the island of Uunartoq off the west coast of Greenland. It is 40 meters (134 feet) above sea level. There are geothermal springs in Uunartoq that emerge with temperatures of 37 or 38 degrees Celsius.

The island of Uunartoq is near the town of Alluitsup Paa.

There are graves and ruins of indigenous peoples at Uunartoq. It is also a common tourist destination. There are drifting icebergs offshore, and many whales frequent these waters.

There are ruins of a nunnery built near the hot springs after Greenland was Christianized, around 1000 CE.

References

Further reading

* Vebœk, C. L. "The Church Topography of the Eastern Settlement and the Excavation of the Benedictine Convent in Uunartoq Fjord". Copenhagen: Kommissionen for Videnskabelige Undersøgelser i Grønland, 1991. ISBN 8717062365