Upernavik

Avannaata · Greenland

Upernavik, Greenland
Photo: Magnus Hansen, son of Kim Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
June to September
Budget
$$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
Open in maps

This colourful fishing and hunting town clings to a small rocky island in the far northwest of Greenland. Its open-air museum preserves turf houses and boats from the region's Inuit heritage.

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