Nuuk
Nuuk, largest city and capital of Greenland.
This image appeared on my screen on Tuesday morning, and I thought it was so pretty and quite apposite.
Nuuk is the capital and largest city in Greenland, which is an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is one of the smallest capital cities in the world.
One third of the country’s people, numbering 20,113 in January 2025, lives in Nuuk. About 90% of the population is Inuit, and the culture and history are celebrated perhaps more than in any other indigenous city world-wide.
Greenland is the world’s largest island and is a land of mountains and fjords. It experiences long, snowy winters and short, cool summers. The landscape reflects this, in that there are few trees.
It has been associated with Norway and Denmark for a thousand years, both politically and culturally. Although it recognises both Danish and English, among other northern European languages, its official language is Greenlandic.
Education and healthcare are free, and it is a socially progressive country, affording widespread rights to LBGTQ citizens. There is more information here.
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Interesting. I once flew over Greenland, probably the closest I will ever get to that country. I had no idea there was an actual Greenland language. Which just goes to show how very little I know about the country.
ReplyDeleteLike the majority of us, I guess.
DeleteThat's a beautiful image of Greenland. Their country needs to remain independent, progressive, and associated with Denmark.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
. . . and so say all of us!
DeleteGreat information- Greenland has been a quiet island until now. The Orange disease in the white house really needs to be made quiet- permanently. if you catch my drift. Why has no other nation captured him for crimes and hauled his hiney into international court?
ReplyDeleteMaybe this will be the year of his fall - we can but hope.
DeleteWe have a lot to learn from Greenland.
ReplyDeleteQuite right!
DeleteLots of special places on this Earth that belong to the people, not the politicians.
ReplyDeleteIt's a shame when they're only valued for what materials they might provide.
DeleteWhat an interesting land it is, with free education and health care, it can teach other countries a lot.
ReplyDeleteWe could learn so much from countries like Greenland.
DeleteA very timely and informative post, for obvious reasons! It is an amazing nation; I wish I could visit it some time in my life. Very sad to see it's being bullied for no genuine or logical or rational reason.
ReplyDeleteIt is in danger of being exploited, like so many other countries.
DeleteI have been around Denmark, Sweden and Norway, and had a fantastic time. Next time, if Greenland is not taken by another nation's army, I plan to spend time in Finland and Greenland.
ReplyDeleteI hope Greenland will retain its autonomy.
DeleteThanks for the information! Very interesting. Maybe Greenland should kick out the U.S. bases there. Hold on to the country! Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteBig Brother wants to take over, but Greenland will resist.
DeleteWhat a pretty image. I can't imagine living somewhere so cold, the weather we're having at the moment is cold enough for me.
ReplyDeleteI was surprised at all the lights shining from the windows. Perhaps they're triple glazed and don't need curtains.
DeleteLike Jo, I can not imagine living in a place like that. So cold for most of the year, and then there is the long, long night - months on end when the sun hardly brushes the horizon.
ReplyDeleteStill, it is a fascinating place, and I always wonder about how humans have settled even in the most inhospitable places.
People have to be physically and mentally strong to live in such circumstances.
DeleteA poignant post.
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DeleteLets hope the orange one can be halted on his quest to rule the world, and this lovely place stays as it is.
ReplyDeleteThe dictator must be brought to his knees and not replaced by a younger, healthier version. 🤞
DeleteHi Janice - it does look beautiful doesn't it ... and I note is no-where near the States ... Canada yes ... I hope the engine will explode soon ... cheers and happy new year - Hilary
ReplyDeleteLet's hope so, with little damage to the rest of the world.
DeleteThat is a pretty picture.
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DeleteThe link to info about Greenland was interesting. Ninety per cent are Inuit? So it is their country, and the people are happy to be governed by Denmark. But it is their country, and nothing to do with the US. For the US to take over Greenland is like old style colonialism when the British invaded countries and called them their own.
ReplyDeleteUS got rid of the king and appointed a proxy king with far more power - odd!
DeleteMay the people of Greenland forever be free of a foreign yoke.
ReplyDeleteHear, hear!
DeleteIt is a very large island and the picture looks so peaceful. Not really a place that I find interesting enough to want to live there though...I like my sunshine.
ReplyDeleteIt is rather cold and would chill your southern bones. 😊
DeleteIceland is greener than Greenland and vice versa.
ReplyDeleteI've often reflected on that, too.
DeleteThank you for the maps. That's helpful. I agree with Local alien too.
ReplyDeleteI had not appreciated just what a large land mass Greenland is. It's huge.
DeleteLeave Greenland alone!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely!
DeleteGreenland is on our minds; USA administration is looking more like a 19th colonialist bully every day. Yes, exactly like what we were. Arrogance.
ReplyDeleteWho is to stop him? He rides roughshod over everyone who dares to disagree with him.
DeleteI had no idea there are indigenous people there and barely had ever heard of Greenland until now. I do hope that all the citizen living there will vote to stay as they are. I saw on tv (does not mean it is true) that they will be voting on what to do. The man is out of control and our country is headed for civil war.
ReplyDeleteSadly, I think you are right.
DeleteI agree. The shooting in Minnesota is not going to soothe fevered brows, either, nor the all-too-frequent mass shootings.
DeleteThere are videos taken showing an ICE agent laughing and kicking over a memorial to the woman. Another video of ICE walking down a row of protesters and blasting them in the face with tear gas. (Not one of them backed down that I saw. It is horrible. It is a show of power. It is horrifying.
DeleteI would love to visit there sometime!
ReplyDeleteYou would be well adapted to the cold, I think. 😀
DeleteOne rarely thinks about the huge size of it! - or at least I rarely did, until a certain president recently started talking about claiming it to make his own territory even greater...
ReplyDeleteI know, Monica. It's huge.
ReplyDeleteThat is a lovely picture showing Nuuk.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks too for the additional information about Greenland.
The country and it's people are currently in the minds of many.
All the best Jan
I think we are all holding our breath.
ReplyDeleteI think Greenland is just another vanity project for Trump. He wants to write himself into the history books as an architect of a 21st-century "Seward's Folly."
ReplyDeleteHe doesn't realise how foolish it makes him look.
DeleteIt sounds wonderful there.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, but a bit chilly.
DeleteDefine "bit". For this Australian, their "warm" would be too cold for me.
DeleteIt really is a nice picture.
ReplyDeleteIt is.
ReplyDeleteIs it the world's largest island? I thought Australia was. Not important. What IS important is Greenland is a wonderful place to live, with plenty of common sense, acceptance and no violence or racism. And it belongs to Denmark. Not just some random floating piece of earth up for grabs.
ReplyDeleteThat picture is beautiful.
Perhaps the island of Australia is defined more as a continent - but otherwise, you're right.
DeleteI just looked it up and found this: "Australia is considered both a continent and the world's largest island, often called an "island continent" because it's a massive landmass entirely surrounded by water, yet geologically distinct enough to be its own continent. While technically an island by being surrounded by water, its immense size and unique geology place it in the continental category, making it larger than Greenland, usually called the biggest island."
So there you have it.
Lovely post. Let's hope it stays that way. It looks and sounds like a lovely place.
ReplyDeleteIt must not be swallowed up by POTUS!
DeleteAnd our IL Douche will spoil it, if he gets a chance.
ReplyDeleteBarry was only saying this morning that the Orange One is more and more like Mussolini - there are more similarities than differences. Worrying!
DeleteGreenland sounds like a wonderful place! It is so frightening to think that 'someone' wants to disturb its peacefulness and, along with it, the world's order.
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