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Aasivissuit–Nipisat

Cultural World Heritage property in Greenland, inscribed in 2018 under criterion (v).

Aasivissuit–Nipisat, Greenland
Photo: Chmee2 / Valtameri · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Aasivissuit–NipisatIlulissat IcefjordKujataa67.064° N, 51.433° W
State Party
Greenland
Year of inscription
2018
Criteria
v
Location
Qeqqata
What it is
cultural landscape
Component parts
2 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 1557 · Wikidata Q16324987

Why it is on the List

(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

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