🧿 Hvalsey

Greenland · Americas · 60.83°N, 45.78°W

Hvalseyjarfjord 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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Quick facts

Country	Greenland
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	60.83°N, 45.78°W · view on map

Hvalsey is located in Greenland, in Americas.

More archaeological sites in Greenland

Comer's Midden · Garðar, Greenland · Qilakitsoq · Sermermiut.

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