Kuuk
Kuuk (old spelling: ''Kûk'') is a former settlement in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It was located in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago, on the southern cape of Mernoq Island, an island in Tasiusaq Bay.''Upernavik'', Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 The settlement was abandoned in 1972. References

Former populated places in Greenland Tasiusaq Bay Upernavik Archipelago {{greenland-geo-stub ...
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Mernoq Island
Mernoq Island is an uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. History With brief intervals of no permanent settlement, Mernoq Island was inhabited between 1891, when the Kuuk settlement was founded, and 1972, when it was abandoned. Kuuk was perched on the southern end of the island, at the ''Qernertunnguaq'' cape.''Upernavik Avannarleq'', Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 Geography Mernoq Island is located in Tasiusaq Bay, in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago. It is sandwiched between Qullikorsuit Island in the north − from which it is separated by the ''Mernup Tunua'' strait − Paornivik Island Paornivik Island is an uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Geography The horseshoe-shaped Paornivik Island is located in Tasiusaq Bay, in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago. It is sandwiched betw ... in the northeast, and Tuttorqortooq Island in the southwest. The island is hilly, but ...
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