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Nuuk

Nuuk (Greenlandic pronunciation: [nuːk]; Danish: Godthåb) is the capital and largest city of Greenland. It is the seat of government and the country's largest cultural and economic centre. The major cities closest to the capital are Iqaluit and St. John's in Canada and Reykjavík in Iceland. Nuuk is the seat of government for the Sermersooq municipality. In January 2015, it had a population of 16,992, making it one of the smallest capital cities in the world by population.

Nuuk is the Kalaallisut word for "cape". It is so named because of its position at the end of the Nuup Kangerlua fjord on the eastern shore of the Labrador Sea. Its latitude, at 64°10' N, makes it the world's northernmost capital, located only a few kilometres further north than the Icelandic capital Reykjavík.

History

The site has a long history of habitation. The area around Nuuk was first occupied by the ancient pre-Inuit, Paleo-Eskimo people of the Saqqaq culture as far back as 2200 BC when they lived in the area around the now abandoned settlement of Qoornoq. For a long time it was occupied by the Dorset culture around the former settlement of Kangeq but they disappeared from the Nuuk district before AD 1000. The Nuuk area was later inhabited by Viking explorers in the 10th century, and shortly thereafter by Inuit peoples. Inuit and Norsemen both lived with little interaction in this area from about 1000 until the disappearance of the Norse settlement for uncertain reasons during the 15th century.

Nuuk (album)

Nuuk is the fifth solo album from German ambient music producer, Thomas Köner. Originally released in 1997 as a part of the Driftworks 4-CD box set (along with albums from Nijiumu, Pauline Oliveros & Randy Raine-Reusch and Paul Schütze), it was re-released in 2004 by Mille Plateaux with a DVD containing films made from still images to accompany the music.

Nuuk is the capital city of Greenland. Polynya is an area of open water surrounded by sea ice. Amras is a fictional character taken from J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium.

Track listing

  • "Nuuk (Air)" – 4:50
  • "Polynya I" – 6:33
  • "Nuuk (Day)" – 7:27
  • "Amras" – 5:37
  • "Nuuk (Night)" - 4:15
  • "Polynya II" - 7:25
  • "Nuuk (End)" - 6:00
  • "Nuuk (Suite)"
  • "Nuuk (Air)"
  • "Nuuk (Day)"
  • "Nuuk (Night)"
  • "Nuuk (End)"
  • Podcasts:

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    Volcanic

    by: Death Angel

    Sick and tired of living with this grief
    Done with all the sorrow and the pain
    Asphyxiated can no longer breathe
    Anesthetized until I've gone insane
    So carry all this baggage when you leave
    Swallow all those bitter pills you take
    Blame it on the world, blame it on me
    Tolerated too much of your game
    Temperamental, unpredictable
    The sky turns black when I exhale
    A change of weather come around too much
    A sign of a deeper cut
    Lying dormant on a bed of nails
    Without warning, violently erupt
    So bleed the molten river from my veins
    Collapse upon myself, disintegrate
    Shame upon the world and shame on me
    Hate the player but don't hate the game
    Temperamental, unpredictable
    The sky turns black when I exhale
    So condescend and patronize my lead
    Persecute the innocent again
    Rain down on the world and rain on me
    Ticking like a bomb that's got your name
    Temperamental, unpredictable




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