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Hvalsey
Historic norse settlement in Greenland
Hvalseyjarfjord ("Whale Island fjord"; Greenlandic Qaqortukulooq) is located at the back of Qaqortoq, Greenland and is the site of Greenland's largest, best-preserved Norse ruins in the area known as the Eastern Settlement (Eystribyggð). In 2017, it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List and part of the Kujataa Greenland site.
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Hvalseyjarfjord ("Whale Island fjord"; Greenlandic Qaqortukulooq) is located at the back of Qaqortoq, Greenland and is the site of Greenland's largest, best-preserved Norse ruins in the area known as the Eastern Settlement (Eystribyggð). In 2017, it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List and part of the Kujataa Greenland site.
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